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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 XT is 2687 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 15% better in War Thunder than Radeon R9 290X - 258 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 230 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.74092009685231%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
42.615012106537534%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $479 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6700 XT
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
149 FPS
£4.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-10400F
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£3.78/FPS
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