Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6650 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 6650 XT is 3120 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
- Performs up to 71% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R9 290X - 58 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R9 290X - $4.31 vs $6.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 176 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 16% cheaper than Radeon RX 6650 XT - $210.0 vs $249.99
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
84%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
168.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
337.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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May 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$399 | 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 |
280.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
2055 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2635 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2190 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |