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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 2561 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 207% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 83 vs 27 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 250 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
83
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.03/FPS
100%
Price, €
€583.82
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SAPPHIRE Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | 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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6800
With selected game settings
82 FPS
€22.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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