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$311.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $479
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MSRP in USD: $479
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$599.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$549.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$360.64
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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 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 2% better in League of Legends than Radeon R9 290X - 375 vs 368 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
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $210.0 vs $311.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $0.57 vs $0.83 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
375
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
68.67469879518072%
Price, $
$311.95
67%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
368
98.13333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319258 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
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
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
38.74092009685231%
Texel Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
42.615012106537534%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 3rd, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$479 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
2321 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 2581 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6700 XT or Radeon R9 290X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
193 FPS
$5.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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193 FPS
$5.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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224 FPS
$10/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 16 TB HDD
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$2,239
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375 FPS
$6.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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261 FPS
$4.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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218 FPS
$8.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,888.88
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322 FPS
$5.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,864.2
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279 FPS
$8.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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375 FPS
$7.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,939
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279 FPS
$6.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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