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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 XT is 2824 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 65% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R9 290 - 122 vs 74 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 160 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.65/FPS
100%
Price, £
£323.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 XT GAMING OC 8GB Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $399 | MSRP | $379 |
| 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 | 256 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 6600 XT
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
101 FPS
£39.36/FPS
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