AMD Radeon R9 M290X
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

AMD Radeon R9 M290X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
R9 M290X GTX 660M Difference
AMD Radeon R9 M290X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Price $ 1,209.0 $ 987.0 222 (18%)
Year 2014 2012 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 94C 81C 13 (14%)
Max Fan Noise 60.1dB 48.3dB 11.8 (20%)
Recommended Power Supply 100W 50W 50 (50%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) *closest mobile equivalent* Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 40.4 FPS 23.7 FPS 16.7 (41%)
Average 1440p Performance 29.4 FPS 13.6 FPS 15.8 (54%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 25.5 FPS 11.7 FPS 13.8 (54%)
Average 4K Performance 18.3 FPS 8.3 FPS 10 (55%)
Memory 4 GB 1 GB 3 (75%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 29.9 $ 41.7 11.8 (39%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 41.1 $ 72.6 31.5 (77%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 47.4 $ 84.4 37 (78%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 66.1 $ 118.9 52.8 (80%)
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M290X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Overall Combination Score 31/100 24/100 7 (23%)
Our Verdict: The R9 M290X is faster by 116% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for R9 M290X .
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AMD Radeon R9 M290X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
32.3
15
16.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
19
22.1
10
11.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
19.1
8
9.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
14.7
6
7.6
2023 Forspoken
15
17.0
7
8.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
13.2
6
6.8
2023 Dead Space
19
22.0
10
11.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
26.1
12
13.5
2023 Armored Core VI
23
26.1
12
13.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
11.7
5
6.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
21
23.5
10
12.2
2023 Remnant II
11
13.2
6
6.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
17.6
8
9.1
2023 Atomic Heart
15
17.6
8
9.1
2023 Starfield
7
8.8
4
4.6
2022 Elden Ring
20
22.3
10
11.6
2022 God of War
18
21.1
9
10.9
2022 Overwatch 2
35
39.3
18
20.4
2022 F1 22
23
26.5
12
13.7
2022 Dying Light 2
22
25.0
11
13.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
25.0
11
13.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
37
41.2
19
21.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
26
29.4
13
15.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
19
21.4
9
11.1
2021 Halo Infinite
14
16.3
7
8.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
27
30.1
14
15.6
2021 Hitman 3
30
33.8
15
17.5
2021 Far Cry 6
28
31.4
14
16.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
30
34.4
16
17.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
31
34.7
16
17.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
17.2
8
9.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
11.3
5
5.8
2020 Valorant
68
75.7
35
39.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
26
29.7
13
15.3
2020 Death Stranding
30
34.2
15
17.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
20
22.3
10
11.6
2020 Godfall
29
33.3
15
17.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
17.2
8
9.0
2019 Apex Legends
34
37.8
17
18.9
2019 Anthem
21
24.4
10
12.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
32
35.7
16
17.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
41
46.5
21
24.0
2019 Metro Exodus
18
20.7
9
10.7
2019 World War Z
41
46.2
17
19.7
2019 Gears of War 5
27
30.1
14
15.6
2019 F1 2019
34
37.8
17
19.5
2019 GreedFall
30
34.0
15
17.6
2019 Borderlands 3
21
23.9
11
12.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
41
46.0
21
23.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
17.7
8
9.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
25
27.8
12
14.4
2018 Forza Horizon 4
33
37.1
14
16.4
2018 Fallout 76
38
42.7
17
18.9
2018 Hitman 2
30
33.6
13
14.5
2018 Just Cause 4
26
29.9
13
15.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
28
32.2
15
16.7
2018 Strange Brigade
43
48.5
22
25.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
27
30.1
8
9.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
33
37.2
14
16.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
37
41.4
19
21.4
2017 For Honor
49
55.2
25
28.6
2017 Project CARS 2
35
39.1
18
20.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
42
47.4
22
24.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
28
31.4
9
11.0
2016 Hitman
41
46.6
11
12.3
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
36
41.0
12
14.1
2016 The Division
30
33.7
11
12.5
2016 Overwatch
52
57.8
22
25.1
2016 Dishonored 2
25
28.5
13
14.8
2015 DiRT Rally
62
69.3
24
27.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
31
35.5
15
17.6
2015 The Witcher 3
29
32.9
11
13.0
2015 Rocket League
144
161.0
74
83.3
2015 Need For Speed
40
44.6
20
23.1
2015 Project CARS
38
42.8
19
22.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
70
78.2
36
40.5
2014 Thief
40
45.4
18
20.5
2013 Bioshock Infinite
57
64.1
32
35.6
2013 Company of Heroes 2
37
41.2
14
15.8
2013 Crysis 3
35
39.6
17
19.3
2013 GRID 2
69
77.6
32
35.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
45
50.1
20
22.5
2013 Total War: Rome 2
43
48.5
18
20.2
2013 Battlefield 4
46
51.6
21
23.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
99
110.4
51
57.1
2011 Battlefield 3
55
61.5
27
30.4
2009 League of Legends
186
207.0
96
107.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
50
56.0
21
23.4

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AMD Radeon R9 M290X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
23.5
9
12.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
16.2
6
8.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
14.7
6
7.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
11.1
4
5.8
2023 Forspoken
8
11.2
4
5.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.4
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
11
14.7
6
7.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
21.1
8
10.9
2023 Armored Core VI
16
21.1
8
10.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.2
3
4.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
16.2
6
8.4
2023 Remnant II
7
8.8
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
13.2
5
6.8
2023 Atomic Heart
10
12.6
5
6.5
2023 Starfield
6
7.9
3
4.1
2022 Elden Ring
14
17.6
7
9.1
2022 God of War
14
18.2
7
9.4
2022 Overwatch 2
27
33.8
14
17.5
2022 F1 22
12
16.2
6
8.4
2022 Dying Light 2
12
16.2
6
8.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
17.6
7
9.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
23
29.4
12
15.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
19.1
7
9.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
18.4
7
9.5
2021 Halo Infinite
11
14.7
6
7.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
16
20.0
8
10.4
2021 Hitman 3
19
24.1
10
12.5
2021 Far Cry 6
18
23.5
9
12.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
24.4
10
12.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
22.6
9
11.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
15.0
6
7.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
9.9
4
5.1
2020 Valorant
49
61.9
25
32.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
18
23.2
9
12.0
2020 Death Stranding
21
26.6
11
13.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
15.9
6
8.2
2020 Godfall
17
22.3
9
11.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
16.1
6
8.3
2019 Apex Legends
22
28.1
11
14.1
2019 Anthem
15
19.3
7
9.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
27.7
11
13.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
25
31.3
12
16.2
2019 Metro Exodus
12
16.1
6
8.3
2019 World War Z
26
33.7
11
14.4
2019 Gears of War 5
17
21.8
9
11.3
2019 F1 2019
21
26.7
11
13.9
2019 GreedFall
19
24.6
10
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
13
16.8
6
8.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
26
33.1
13
17.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
14.5
6
7.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
17
21.8
9
11.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
25
31.5
11
13.9
2018 Hitman 2
17
21.7
7
9.5
2018 Just Cause 4
17
22.1
9
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
18
22.5
9
11.7
2018 Strange Brigade
27
33.8
14
17.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
18
23.1
9
11.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
19
24.0
8
10.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
29.9
12
15.5
2017 For Honor
25
32.2
13
16.7
2017 Project CARS 2
22
27.6
11
14.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
34
42.8
17
22.1
2016 Overwatch
31
39.7
14
17.6
2016 Dishonored 2
19
24.4
10
12.6
2015 Rocket League
55
69.0
28
35.7
2015 Need For Speed
27
34.5
14
17.9
2015 Project CARS
26
32.6
13
16.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
40
50.6
20
26.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
73
92.0
38
47.6
2009 League of Legends
92
115.0
47
59.5

3440x1440

AMD Radeon R9 M290X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
18
24.0
9
12.0
2019 Anthem
12
16.0
6
8.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
17
22.7
8
11.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
25.0
9
13.0
2019 Metro Exodus
10
14.1
5
7.3
2019 World War Z
21
28.4
9
12.1
2019 Gears of War 5
14
19.0
7
9.9
2019 F1 2019
17
23.4
9
12.1
2019 GreedFall
14
18.6
7
9.6
2019 Borderlands 3
10
13.7
5
7.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
28.3
11
14.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.7
5
6.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
19.0
7
9.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
28.1
9
12.1
2018 Hitman 2
13
18.3
6
8.1
2018 Just Cause 4
13
17.9
7
9.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
17.9
6
9.2
2018 Strange Brigade
21
27.9
11
14.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
14
19.5
7
9.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
15
20.0
6
8.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
27.1
10
14.0
2017 For Honor
19
25.8
10
13.4
2017 Project CARS 2
20
27.1
10
14.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
31
42.1
16
21.8
2016 Overwatch
24
32.3
10
14.1
2016 Dishonored 2
17
23.4
9
12.1
2015 Rocket League
41
54.1
21
28.0
2015 Need For Speed
23
30.8
12
15.9
2015 Project CARS
22
29.8
11
15.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
39.6
15
20.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
71
93.5
36
48.4
2009 League of Legends
65
86.1
33
44.6

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AMD Radeon R9 M290X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
17.6
6
9.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
10.3
3
5.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
10.3
3
5.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
5.9
2
3.0
2023 Forspoken
3
5.3
1
2.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.7
1
2.4
2023 Dead Space
4
5.9
2
3.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
11.7
4
6.1
2023 Armored Core VI
8
11.7
4
6.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.8
1
2.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
8.8
3
4.6
2023 Remnant II
3
4.4
1
2.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.5
2
3.3
2023 Atomic Heart
5
7.9
2
4.1
2023 Starfield
3
5.3
1
2.7
2022 Elden Ring
7
10.0
3
5.2
2022 God of War
9
14.1
5
7.3
2022 Overwatch 2
17
25.6
9
13.2
2022 F1 22
8
11.8
4
6.1
2022 Dying Light 2
8
11.8
4
6.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
13.2
4
6.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
20.6
7
10.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
11.8
4
6.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
14.3
5
7.4
2021 Halo Infinite
7
10.2
3
5.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
12.9
4
6.7
2021 Hitman 3
10
14.7
5
7.6
2021 Far Cry 6
8
12.6
4
6.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
13.2
4
6.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
14.7
5
7.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
10.2
3
5.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
7.8
2
4.1
2020 Valorant
37
53.8
19
27.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
12.4
4
6.4
2020 Death Stranding
11
16.2
5
8.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
8.3
3
4.3
2020 Godfall
7
10.6
3
5.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
10.6
3
5.5
2019 Apex Legends
11
16.8
5
8.4
2019 Anthem
7
10.5
3
5.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
14.7
5
7.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
15.4
5
8.0
2019 Metro Exodus
7
10.2
3
5.3
2019 World War Z
13
19.4
5
8.3
2019 Gears of War 5
9
13.8
4
7.1
2019 F1 2019
11
17.0
6
8.8
2019 GreedFall
7
10.2
3
5.3
2019 Borderlands 3
6
8.8
3
4.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
13
19.8
7
10.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
9.2
3
4.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
13.8
4
7.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
14
21.0
6
8.8
2018 Hitman 2
8
12.6
3
5.7
2018 Just Cause 4
8
11.5
4
6.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
10.8
3
5.6
2018 Strange Brigade
12
18.4
6
9.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
9
13.3
4
6.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
9
13.2
3
5.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
14
20.7
7
10.7
2017 For Honor
11
16.1
5
8.3
2017 Project CARS 2
16
23.0
8
11.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
25
35.8
13
18.6
2016 Overwatch
14
20.6
6
8.8
2016 Dishonored 2
13
19.3
7
10.0
2015 Rocket League
22
32.2
11
16.7
2015 Need For Speed
16
23.0
8
11.9
2015 Project CARS
16
23.0
8
11.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
16
23.5
8
12.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
57
82.8
29
42.8
2009 League of Legends
32
46.0
16
23.8
R9 M290X vs GTX 660M with i7-3770K vs i7-2700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 M290X vs GTX 660M with i7-3770K vs i7-2700K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 M290X vs GTX 660M with i7-3770K vs i7-2700K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon R9 M290X / i7-3770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of R9 M290X is simply ridiculous. It is important to know that R9 M290X 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between R9 M290X and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 M290X and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the R9 M290X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M / i7-2700K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 660M is simply ridiculous. With current 1024 MB RAM, the GTX 660M can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 660M and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 660M and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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R9 M290X vs GTX 660M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

R9 M290X GTX 660M
OutputsNo outputsNo outputs
Slot WidthMXM ModuleMXM Module
TDP100 W50 W

Clock Speeds

R9 M290X GTX 660M
Boost Clock900 MHz950 MHz
GPU Clock850 MHz835 MHz
Memory Clock1200 MHz 4800 MHz effective1000 MHz 4000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

R9 M290X GTX 660M
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
GenerationCrystal System (R9 M200)GeForce 600M
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateJan 9th, 2014Mar 22nd, 2012

Graphics Features

R9 M290X GTX 660M
DirectX12.0 (11_1)12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.15.1
Vulkan1.1.1011.1.103

Graphics Processor

R9 M290X GTX 660M
ArchitectureGCN 1.0Kepler
Die Size212 mm²118 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameNeptuneGK107
GPU VariantNeptune XT (216-0847000)N13E-GE-A2
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors2,800 million1,270 million

Memory

R9 M290X GTX 660M
Bandwidth153.6 GB/s64.00 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit128 bit
Memory Size4 GB1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

R9 M290X GTX 660M
L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)16 KB (per SMX)
L2 Cache512 KB256 KB
ROPs3216
Shading Units1280384
TMUs8032

Theoretical Performance

R9 M290X GTX 660M
FP32 (float) performance2.304 TFLOPS729.6 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance144.0 GFLOPS (1:16)30.40 GFLOPS (1:24)
Pixel Rate28.80 GPixel/s7.600 GPixel/s
Texture Rate72.00 GTexel/s30.40 GTexel/s
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What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

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