Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6750 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6750 XT 192-bit 12GB GDDR6 Boost Clock 2600MHz Dual Torx 3.0 Fans DP/HDMI FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G V1)

XFX AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-675TMBAF9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6750 XT 192-bit 12GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6750 XT Gaming X Trio 12G)

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Phantom Gaming D 12GB OC

ASUS Radeon RX 6750 XT Dual OC (12GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

GIGABYTE Memory Cards Brand Model VGA Radeon RX 6750 XT 12GB AORUS Elite

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€495.68

In Stock

~~2150~~ 2324 MHz

Base Clock

~~2600~~ 2623 MHz

Boost Clock

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6750 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6750 XT is 3040 days newer than Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6750 XT

Performs up to 92% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 290 - 94 vs 49 FPS
Up to 41% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Radeon R9 290 - $3.25 vs $5.50 per FPS
Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 12 vs 4 GB

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Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

FPS

52%

Value, €/FPS

€5.5/FPS

59%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

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In Stock

Updated 302 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6750 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€305.61

88%

FPS and Value Winner

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

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Updated 301 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Radeon RX 6750 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2022

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

596

FPS

792

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

395

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

175

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

Very High

371

FPS

452

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

36%

Radeon RX 6750 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

166.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

416 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290	vs	Radeon RX 6750 XT
Nov 5th, 2013	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$399	MSRP	$549
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	192-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	432 GB/s
947 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2150 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2600 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2250 MHz