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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$194.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$210.54
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$351.78
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 2899 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 31% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon R9 290 - 88 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $194.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Radeon R9 290 - $2.22 vs $4.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 132 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 8 vs 4 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$194.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $399 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 | 224 GB/s |
| 947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1626 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2491 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290 or Radeon RX 6600
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$26.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
$36.07/FPS
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Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$27.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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$25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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37 FPS
$27.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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40 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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75 FPS
$14.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,097
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$21.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$28.57/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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