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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

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)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

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Updated 205 minutes ago

Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

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)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 205 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

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)

Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB, 11306-02-20G

ASROCK Challenger Radeon RX 6700 XT Pro 12GB OC AMD 12 Go GDDR6

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB 11306-01-20G

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 GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2687 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 42% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 290X - 255 vs 180 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

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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

180

71%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

255

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.96/FPS

100%

Price, £

£499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 205 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

94

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

593

FPS

745

FPS

Minecraft

Minecraft

387

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

602

FPS

779

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

155

FPS

201

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

64 GPixel/s

39%

Texel Fillrate

176 GTexel/s

43%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 290X	vs	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

PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6700 XT

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

219 FPS

£3.28/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-10400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£719

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

234 FPS

£3.2/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£749

In Stock

Radeon R9 290X and Radeon RX 6700 XT Popular Comparisons

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£499

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£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£201.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£529.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£141.32

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£89.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£244.97

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£147.42

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.75

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£63.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£605.36

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£70.62

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£879.95

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 2060

£412.95

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£487.03

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3070

£752.36

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

£967.76

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£358.87

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

£201.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£529.99

£141.32

£89.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

£244.97

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

£147.42

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.75

GeForce RTX 4070

£63.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

£605.36

£70.62

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£879.95

GeForce RTX 2060

£412.95

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£487.03

GeForce RTX 3070

£752.36