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AMD logo Radeon RX 6600 XT
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AMD logo Radeon R9 290

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT logo AMD Radeon R9 290 logo
General information Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon R9 290
Launched Q3 2021 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 4096 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1968 MHz 0 % 947 MHz 51.9 %
Boost Clock 2607 MHz 0 % 974 MHz 62.6 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 5600 MHz 65 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 W 41.8 % 275 W 0 %
Length 305 mm 2.9 % 314 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon R9 290
Overall Score 65259 0 % 46104 29.4 %
Future Proof 81 % 0 % 30 % 63 %
Benchmark Score 42587 0 % 21256 50.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 918.8 0 % 701.3 23.7 %
Average DirectX performance 131.5 FPS 0 % 65.2 FPS 50.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 189.9 FPS 0 % 127.8 FPS 32.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 111.6 FPS 0 % 43.6 FPS 60.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 164 FPS 0 % 53.9 FPS 67.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 60.6 FPS 0 % 35.7 FPS 41.1 %
Graphic card computing 8047 operations/s 0 % 3040.4 operations/s 62.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon R9 290.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.2 FPS 104.1 FPS
High settings 282.9 FPS 187.4 FPS
Medium settings 339.5 FPS 224.9 FPS
Low settings 475.3 FPS 314.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon R9 290.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon R9 290
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 110.0 FPS 77.0 FPS
High settings 198.0 FPS 138.6 FPS
Medium settings 237.5 FPS 166.3 FPS
Low settings 332.6 FPS 232.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 30 %
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