Radeon RX 6800 XT vs R9 290X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 43 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 42.46 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.36 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | $649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2816 ×2 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 176.0 ×2 | 648.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.632 TFLOPS ×2 | 20.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 128 |
| TMUs | 176 ×2 | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 1.1 MB |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 128 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1350 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s ×2 | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 June 2014 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 300 Watt |
RX 6800 XT has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 93% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 290X2 and Radeon RX 6800 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
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