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Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

AMD Radeon R9 290X

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

271%
271%

AMD Radeon R9 290X

37%
37%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is approximately 234% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
Navi 22
Hawaii
CoresDifferent
2560
2816
TMUsDifferent
160
176
ROPs
64
64
Memory SizeDifferent
12 GB
4 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Bus WidthDifferent
192 bit
512 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
GPU NameDifferent
Navi 22
Hawaii
GPU VariantDifferent
Navi 22 XT(215-127000006)
Hawaii XT(215-0852000)
ArchitectureDifferent
RDNA 2.0
GCN 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Process SizeDifferent
7 nm
28 nm
TransistorsDifferent
17,200 million
6,200 million
DensityDifferent
51.3M / mm²
14.2M / mm²
Die SizeDifferent
335 mm²
438 mm²
Chip PackageDifferent
BGA-1701
N/A

Graphics Card

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Release DateDifferent
Mar 3rd, 2021
Oct 24th, 2013
AvailabilityDifferent
Mar 18th, 2021
N/A
GenerationDifferent
Navi II(RX 6000)
Volcanic Islands(R9 200)
PredecessorDifferent
Navi
Sea Islands
SuccessorDifferent
Navi III
Pirate Islands
ProductionDifferent
Active
End-of-life
Launch PriceDifferent
479 USD
549 USD
Current PriceDifferent
Amazon/Newegg
N/A
Bus InterfaceDifferent
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
ReviewsDifferent
58 in our database
147 in our database

Clock Speeds

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Base ClockDifferent
2321 MHz
N/A
Game ClockDifferent
2424 MHz
N/A
Boost ClockDifferent
2581 MHz
N/A
Memory ClockDifferent
2000 MHz16 Gbps effective
1250 MHz5 Gbps effective
GPU ClockDifferent
N/A
1000 MHz

Memory

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Memory SizeDifferent
12 GB
4 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory BusDifferent
192 bit
512 bit
BandwidthDifferent
384.0 GB/s
320.0 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Shading UnitsDifferent
2560
2816
TMUsDifferent
160
176
ROPs
64
64
Compute UnitsDifferent
40
44
RT CoresDifferent
40
N/A
L0 CacheDifferent
32 KB per WGP
N/A
L1 CacheDifferent
128 KB per Array
16 KB (per CU)
L2 CacheDifferent
3 MB
1024 KB
L3 CacheDifferent
96 MB
N/A

Theoretical Performance

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Pixel RateDifferent
165.2 GPixel/s
64.00 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
413.0 GTexel/s
176.0 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
26.43 TFLOPS (2:1)
N/A
FP32 (float)Different
13.21 TFLOPS
5.632 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
825.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
704.0 GFLOPS (1:8)

Board Design

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
LengthDifferent
267 mm10.5 inches
275 mm10.8 inches
HeightDifferent
110 mm4.3 inches
109 mm4.3 inches
WidthDifferent
40 mm1.6 inches
36 mm1.4 inches
TDPDifferent
230 W
290 W
Suggested PSUDifferent
550 W
600 W
OutputsDifferent
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board NumberDifferent
109-D512A7-00_02
109-C67157-00_02, 109-C67157-00C_03

Graphics Features

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 6700 XTAMD Radeon R9 290X
DirectXDifferent
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
2.1
VulkanDifferent
1.3
1.2.170
Shader ModelDifferent
6.8
6.5

Comparison Summary

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Detailed Features

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 6800 Performance120%

Radeon RX 6800 is 20% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB Performance118%

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 18% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce RTX 3070 Performance116%

GeForce RTX 3070 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Performance115%

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is 15% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Performance115%

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is 15% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce RTX 5060

GeForce RTX 5060 Performance113%

GeForce RTX 5060 is 13% faster than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 FURY

Radeon R9 FURY Performance118%

Radeon R9 FURY is 18% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 980

GeForce GTX 980 Performance116%

GeForce GTX 980 is 16% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Performance115%

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is 15% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon RX 6500 XT Performance114%

Radeon RX 6500 XT is 14% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Radeon RX 5500 XT Performance113%

Radeon RX 5500 XT is 13% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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AMD Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon RX 580

Radeon RX 580 Performance112%

Radeon RX 580 is 12% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290X

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