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$210
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $1099
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$719
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$799
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 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 6950 XT is 3120 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 71% cheaper than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $210.0 vs $719.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $3.04 vs $4.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 290 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 132% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 16 vs 4 GB
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
69
43.125%
Value, $/FPS
$3.04/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 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.49/FPS
67.70601336302894%
Price, $
$719
29%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT gddr6 Graphics Card
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In Stock
Updated 320947 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
21.64355765979033%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
23.809523809523807%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $1099 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 576 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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