The Radeon R9 290 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6650 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $150.96 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- Up to 34% cheaper – $299.00 vs $449.96
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6650 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 36% less energy – 176 vs 275 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6650 XT
May 10th, 2022
Average FPS
107
100%
Min 1% FPS
60
100%
Price, $
$449.96
66%
Value, $/FPS
$4.2/FPS
100%
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
36%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
45%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
45%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
May 10th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
280.3 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
168.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
337.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.79 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6650 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 176 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 280.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 168.6 GPixel/s |
| 151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 337.3 GTexel/s |
| 4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.79 TFLOPS |
