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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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MSRP in USD: $379
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$239.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X 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 2836 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 XT - $210.0 vs $239.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 51% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 290X - 101 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.62401931200966%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
53.10802655401328%
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 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $379 |
| 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 | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6600 XT
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$10.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
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16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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72 FPS
$10.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$20.07/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i7-11700F
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$13.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$12.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.24/FPS
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