Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 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 6600 XT is 2836 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 18% better in Minecraft than Radeon R9 290X - 679 vs 575 FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
679
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€863.9
100%
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
---|---|---|
Jul 30th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1968 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2589 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |