Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2549 days newer than Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 138% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon R9 290 - 88 vs 37 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
88
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€583.82
100%
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290 | vs | Radeon RX 6800 |
---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$399 | MSRP | $579 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |