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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2997 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 290 - 99 vs 92 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 107 vs 275 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
99
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $399 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
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