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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2836 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 37% better in Dead Space than Radeon R9 290X - 74 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Dead Space than Radeon R9 290X - $2.59 vs $3.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 11% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 XT - $153.55 vs $172.72
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
74
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€191.72
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11309-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600 XT
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 290X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 1000 MHz |
| 2589 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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