The Radeon R9 290X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6600 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $60.31 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 22% cheaper – $210.00 vs $270.31
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6600
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 54% less energy – 132 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6600 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6600
Oct 13th, 2021
Average FPS
95
100%
Min 1% FPS
52
100%
Price, $
$270.31
77%
Value, $/FPS
$2.84/FPS
100%
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$270.31
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$284.99
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$349.99
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$314.94
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6600 in My Games
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 6600 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6600 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
40%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
63%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
63%
Radeon RX 6600
Oct 13th, 2021
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
159.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
279 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.928 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 13th, 2021 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 132 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 159.4 GPixel/s |
| 176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 279 GTexel/s |
| 5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.928 TFLOPS |
