The Radeon R9 290X is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6400 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $0.05 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6400
- Up to 0% cheaper – $209.95 vs $210.00
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 53 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6400 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
99%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 6400
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
64
96%
Min 1% FPS
31
94%
Price, $
$209.95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.28/FPS
95%
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6400 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6400 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6400 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
86%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 6400
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
128 GB/s
40%
Pixel Fillrate
74.27 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
111.4 GTexel/s
63%
FP32
3.565 TFLOPS
63%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $159.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 53 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 74.27 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 111.4 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.565 TFLOPS |
