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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 2911 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 20% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon R9 290X - 144 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $162.32 vs $170.44
- Up to 21% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon R9 290X - $1.25 vs $1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 132 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
144
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€180.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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