Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2824 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 62% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290 - 165 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 160 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
165
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€626.89
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $399 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1968 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
2589 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |