Key Differences
In short — Radeon Pro W6600 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon Pro W6600 is 2772 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro W6600
- Performs up to 24% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 290 - 110 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 100 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 52% cheaper than Radeon Pro W6600 - $299.0 vs $627.96
- Up to 41% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon Pro W6600 - $3.36 vs $5.71 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.71/FPS
58%
Price, $
$627.96
47%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
289 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon Pro W6600 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
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Jun 8th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
Radeon Pro | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$649 | MSRP | $399 |
4x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-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 |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
2331 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
2580 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |