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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 GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2836 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 59% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon R9 290X - 154 vs 97 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€449.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus DUAL AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT OC Edition Scheda Grafica, AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Ventole Axial Tech, Tecnologia 0dB, GPU Tweak II, Nero
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $379 |
| 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 | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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