Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800M outperforms 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 6800M is 2776 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800M
- Performs up to 37% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 290X - 125 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 145 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6800M
Mobile • May 31st, 2021
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800M
Mobile • May 31st, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
153 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
382.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6800M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Navi Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
2116 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 2390 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
