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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 2899 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 54% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon R9 290 - 54 vs 35 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 132 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£193.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Powercolor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2491MHz/14000MHz)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 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%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $399 | 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 |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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