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MSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 3009 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6400.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6400 - 91 vs 88 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6400
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $149.99 vs $210.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 290X - $1.7 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 53 vs 290 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Radeon RX 6400
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
88
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.99
100%
Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT105 Radeon RX 6400 Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-64XL4SFG2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6400
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6400
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
74.27 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
111.4 GTexel/s
63%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $159 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1923 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6400
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$13.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$12.65/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$13.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$14.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$12.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$779
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59 FPS
$12.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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