GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 Nano

GeForce GTX 1660
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 15 Mar 2019
GeForce GTX 1660
Radeon R9 Nano
Memory: 4096Mb HBMDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Aug 2015
Radeon R9 Nano

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    117%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660

17% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 Nano

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 1660

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660

The GeForce GTX 1660 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (29 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 Nano
GPU NameTU116 ()vsFiji (Fiji XT CA)
Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
Die Size284 mm²vs596 mm²
Transistors6,600 millionvs8,900 million
Shaders1280vs4096
Compute Units20vs64
Core clock1530 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs48vs64
TMUs80vs256

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 Nano
Memory TypeGDDR5vsHBM
Bus Width192 bitvs4096 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
vs500 MHz
1000 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 Nano
TDP0 wattsvs175 watts
Release Date15 Mar 2019vs27 Aug 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    85.68 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    64.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    142.80 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    256.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    192.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    4570.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    8192.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    77
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    82
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    95
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    117
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    69
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    68
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    84
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    93

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    80
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    34
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    63
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    59
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    48
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    73
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    47
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    45
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    58
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    69

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    55
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    16
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    36
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    25
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    37
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    28
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    22
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    31
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    45

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1660
    29
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    27

FPS (higher is better)