The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6500 XT and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $45.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 21% cheaper – $164.99 vs $210.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 63% less energy – 107 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, $
$164.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
100%
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$164.99
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$246.43
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$189.00
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$159.00
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT 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
71%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
98%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
98%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
45%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 107 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 90.08 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 180.2 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 5.765 TFLOPS |
