Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti with Radeon R9 M390, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.07
+16.2%

GTX 660 Ti outperforms R9 M390 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking420461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.09no data
Power efficiency5.28no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)9 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores13441024
Core clock speed915 MHzno data
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate109.8no data
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs112no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.34.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.1.126-
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 660 Ti 11.07
+16.2%
R9 M390 9.53

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 660 Ti 8415
+23.4%
R9 M390 6819

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD76
+72.7%
44
−72.7%
4K24−27
+14.3%
21
−14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.93no data
4K12.46no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Valorant 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Dota 2 40−45
+90.9%
22
−90.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%
Fortnite 65−70
+13.8%
55−60
−13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+20.6%
34
−20.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+13%
75−80
−13%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%
Valorant 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%
World of Tanks 192
+34.3%
140−150
−34.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Dota 2 40−45
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+13%
75−80
−13%
Valorant 45−50
+18.4%
35−40
−18.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
World of Tanks 80−85
+15.5%
70−75
−15.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Valorant 27−30
+12%
24−27
−12%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Dota 2 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+17.2%
27−30
−17.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Fortnite 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 73% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 660 Ti is 14% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 660 Ti is 91% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.07 9.53
Recency 16 August 2012 9 June 2015

GTX 660 Ti has a 16.2% higher aggregate performance score.

R9 M390, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M390 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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