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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

XFX SPEEDSTER QICK 319 AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT BLACK Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 2

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Radeon R9 290X

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

XFX SPEEDSTER QICK 319 AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT BLACK Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 2

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

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MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC Scheda Video Gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 2620MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

SAPPHIRE VGA Nitro+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB Gaming GDDR6 (UEFI)

XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT BLACK Gaming Scheda grafica con 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-67XTYTBDP)

VGA GIGABYTE RADEON RX 6700 XT GAMING OC 12GB GDDR6 RGB

Asus TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT OC Edition Scheda Grafica, AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Ventole Axial Tech e Doppi Cuscinetti a Sfera, GPU Tweak II, Nero

Powercolor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Scheda grafica da gioco con memoria GDDR6 da 12 GB, alimentata da AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

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 65% better in Battlefield V than Radeon R9 290X - 196 vs 119 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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Battlefield V

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013

FPS

119

61%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

196

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1039.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX SPEEDSTER QICK 319 AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT BLACK Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 2

Buy for €1,039.98 on Amazon

In Stock

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

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EMCA4 Computer PC

163 FPS

€6.13/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€999

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EMCA4 Computer PC

160 FPS

€5.62/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, N/A Storage

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€899

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€357.12

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€1,039.98

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€329.83

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€1,039.98

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€205.83

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€1,039.98

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€759.33

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€567

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€1,039.98

€99.98

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€1,005.74

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€1,039.98

€302.9

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€1,039.98

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€447

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

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€3,271.48

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€1,039.98

€139

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€449.99

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€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,274.79

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€679.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce GT 1030

€109.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€487.14

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4070

€599.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

€50.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

€889

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

€583.82

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

€89.64

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€981

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 2060

€421.91

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€458.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€602.29

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 3070

€479

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

€2,475.51

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€487.47

GeForce RTX 3060

€305.48

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€357.12

GeForce RTX 4060

€329.83

GeForce RTX 3050

€205.83

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€759.33

€281.9

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€567

€136.99

€99.98

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€1,005.74

€302.9

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€447

GeForce RTX 4090

€3,271.48

€139

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€449.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,274.79

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€679.99

GeForce GT 1030

€109.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€487.14

GeForce RTX 4070

€599.99

€50.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

€889

€583.82

€89.64

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€981

GeForce RTX 2060

€421.91

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€458.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€602.29

GeForce RTX 3070

€479