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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2561 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 5800% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Radeon R9 290X - 59 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Sapphire Nitro+ RADEON RX 6900 XT SE Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3XDP
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
22.22222222222222%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
24.444444444444443%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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