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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
Prices and StockMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Prices and StockMSRP $479
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MSRP $479
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$499
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$722.94
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$599.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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$1,297.02
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 290X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2687 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $210.00 vs $499.00
- Up to 29% better value when playing Deathloop than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $3.18 vs $4.46 per FPS
Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 70% better in Deathloop than Radeon R9 290X - 112 vs 66 FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 230 vs 290 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 12 vs 4 GB
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
66
59%
Value, $/FPS
$3.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
71%
Price, $
$499
42%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11306-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 290X | vs | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $479 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6700 XT
With selected game settings
98 FPS
$10.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,069.99
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92 FPS
$22.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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88 FPS
$12.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
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107 FPS
$26.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i7-13700K
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88 FPS
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Radeon RX 6700 XT
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Radeon RX 6700 XT
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Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
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103 FPS
$21.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
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110 FPS
$20.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$21.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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