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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 70% better in Death Stranding than Radeon R9 290X - 148 vs 87 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
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Asrock CHALLENGER RADEON RX 6700 XT D 12GB OC AMD GDDR6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 |
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Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
133 FPS
€7.51/FPS
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