Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6400

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $159

XFX Speedster SWFT105 Radeon RX 6400 Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-64XL4SFG2

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6400 Low Profile Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

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$159

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Sapphire 11315-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6400 Low Profile Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2, Black

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$132

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6400 Graphics Card GDDR6 1080 FHD 4GB PCIE 4.0 HDMI Video Card

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6400 D6 Low Profile 4G Graphics Card, Low Profile Design, 4GB 64-bit GDDR6, GV-R64D6-4GL Video Card

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$166.26

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Gigabyte Graphics Card Radeon RX 6400 Eagle 4G 4 GB

ASUS Radeon RX 6400 Dual (4GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms Radeon RX 6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 2997 days older than Radeon RX 6400.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

Performs up to 3% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon RX 6400 - 35 vs 34 FPS

Advantages of Radeon RX 6400

Up to 48% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R9 290 - $4.41 vs $8.54 per FPS
Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 53 vs 275 Watts

This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.54/FPS

52%

Price, $

$299

50%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6702 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6400

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

97%

Value, $/FPS

$4.41/FPS

100%

Price, $

$149.99

100%

Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT105 Radeon RX 6400 Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-64XL4SFG2

Buy for $149.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6700 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Radeon RX 6400

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

371

FPS

370

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

596

FPS

593

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

82%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 6400

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

74.27 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

111.4 GTexel/s

74%

Radeon R9 290	vs	Radeon RX 6400
Nov 5th, 2013	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$399	MSRP	$159
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
512-bit	Bus	64-bit
320 GB/s	Bandwidth	128 GB/s
947 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1923 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2321 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz