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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6650 XT outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6650 XT is 3120 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
- Performs up to 35% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Radeon R9 290X - 109 vs 81 FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 176 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
SWFT210 RADEON RX 6650 XT CORE Gaming
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
37.959667852906286%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
52.17906907797213%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
168.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
337.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 280.3 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2055 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2635 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2190 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6650 XT
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
83 FPS
£13.01/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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