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Prices and StockMSRP $329
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MSRP $329
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 2911 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 43% better in Battlefield 1 than Radeon R9 290X - 140 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 132 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
140
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£199.55
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Powercolor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter (8GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2491MHz/14000MHz)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 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%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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