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AMD Radeon R9 390 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

Our index puts the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 roughly 6% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 390. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.

SpecificationAMD Radeon R9 390NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureGCN 2Turing
Relative performance index6670 (better)
Video memory8 GB (better)6 GB
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory bus512-bit (better)192-bit
Release year20152019 (better)
Board power275 W120 W (better)
Suggested PSU600 W450 W (better)
Hardware ray tracingNoNo
Upscaling supportNot recordedFSR 3, XeSS
DirectX1212

Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.

Which should you pick?

  • Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
  • Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
  • Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.