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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $579
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MSRP in USD: $579
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Base Clock
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2549 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 205% better in Remnant II than Radeon R9 290 - 67 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 53% better value when playing Remnant II than Radeon R9 290 - $6.42 vs $13.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 250 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Up to 30% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $299.0 vs $429.99
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$429.99
69%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)
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Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $579 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| 2105 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6800 or Radeon R9 290
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$29.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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