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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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MSRP in USD: $649
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$449.4
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$834.99
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$529.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2561 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 53% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $210.0 vs $449.4
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 290 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 120% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Radeon R9 290X - 112 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
22.22222222222222%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
27.160493827160494%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $649 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 6800 XT
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
87 FPS
$13.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$19.23/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800
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$17.5/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
$20.44/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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