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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X 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 3009 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 11% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon R9 290X - 49 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 107 vs 290 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
49
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.47/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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
17 FPS
€42.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€31.31/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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