Key Differences
In short — Radeon Pro W6600 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon Pro W6600 is 2784 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon Pro W6600 - $210.0 vs $694.02
- Up to 57% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon Pro W6600 - $2.0 vs $4.69 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon Pro W6600
- Performs up to 41% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 290X - 148 vs 105 FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 100 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7431 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.69/FPS
42%
Price, $
$694.02
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for $694.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7430 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 8th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
289 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon Pro W6600 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 8th, 2021 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Radeon Pro |
$549 | MSRP | $649 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2331 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2580 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |