Radeon R9 M390 vs GeForce GTX 660
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 with Radeon R9 M390, including specs and performance data.
GTX 660 outperforms R9 M390 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 405 | 419 |
| Place by popularity | 69 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.41 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (11 years ago) | 9 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
| Current price | $172 (0.8x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 1024 |
| CUDA cores | 960 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 5000 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 78.4 billion/sec | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 1,981 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R9 M390 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 9.5" (24.1 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | no data |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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 HD | 47
+11.9%
| 42
−11.9%
|
| 4K | 18−21
−11.1%
| 20
+11.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+6.7%
|
45−50
−6.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27−30
−11.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+6.7%
|
45−50
−6.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27−30
−11.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 31
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+6.7%
|
45−50
−6.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
This is how GTX 660 and R9 M390 compete in popular games:
- GTX 660 is 12% faster in 1080p
- R9 M390 is 11% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.36 | 9.87 |
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 9 June 2015 |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R9 M390.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 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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