Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2549 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 40% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 290 - 209 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 290 - $1.4 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $218.63 vs $263.23
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
209
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€292.18
83%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
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Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$579 | MSRP | $399 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
2105 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |