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$199.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$210.54
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$351.91
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6600 is 2911 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Performs up to 70% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 46 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $199.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $4.35 vs $7.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 132 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
FPS
46
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600
Desktop • Oct 13th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6600 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1626 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 2491 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6600 or Radeon R9 290X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
41 FPS
$21.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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42 FPS
$35.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,479
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41 FPS
$23.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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41 FPS
$19.51/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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42 FPS
$23.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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42 FPS
$23.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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45 FPS
$24.38/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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43 FPS
$22.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$947.84
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42 FPS
$28.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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