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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2705 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 41% better in Rust than Radeon R9 280 - 128 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 160 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$236.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11309-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
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%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | $379 |
| 1x DVI, 2x 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 |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 6600 XT
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
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