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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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MSRP in USD: $649
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2561 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 59% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $210.0 vs $510.4
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 176% better in Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - 58 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Starfield than Radeon R9 290X - $8.8 vs $10.0 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Starfield
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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Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$510.4
41%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $649 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6800 XT
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$26.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$34.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$35.71/FPS
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