The Radeon RX 6600 XT is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $17.21 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6600 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 6% cheaper – $252.16 vs $269.37
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 42% less energy – 160 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is better in every way
Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Jul 30th, 2021
Average FPS
105
100%
Min 1% FPS
59
100%
Price, €
€252.16
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.4/FPS
100%
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€252.16
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€331.43
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€450.44
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€472.29
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Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Jul 30th, 2021
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.6 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
37%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
46%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6600 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jul 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$379.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
160 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
165.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
331.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
10.6 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
