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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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

Buy for €269.37 on Amazon

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Updated 7302 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for €452.18 on Amazon

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Updated 7302 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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

Buy for €269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for €452.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

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 $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2105 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G)

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XLALBD9

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms 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 Radeon R9 290.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 133% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - 112 vs 48 FPS
Up to 28% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R9 290 - $4.04 vs $5.61 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

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Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

FPS

48

43%

Value, €/FPS

€5.61/FPS

72%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

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

Buy for €269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

112

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.04/FPS

100%

Price, €

€452.18

59%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)

Buy for €452.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

371

FPS

472

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

62

FPS

157

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

596

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

92

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

30%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

30%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Nov 5th, 2013	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$399	MSRP	$579
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	256-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
947 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 6800

With selected game settings

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

94 FPS

€13.42/FPS

Radeon RX 6800

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,261.25

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€364.86

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€49.54

€269.37

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€308.59

€269.37

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€405.4

€269.37

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€621.61

€269.37

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€801.07

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€269.37

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€488.41

€269.37

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€180.17

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€972.96