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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 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 6600 is 2899 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 52% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - 73 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 132 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.71/FPS
100%
Price, €
€562.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G, Grafikkarte, 8GB Speicher
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $399 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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