RX 6600 XT vs R9 M290X Crossfire

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Combined performance score

R9 M290X Crossfire
19.55

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 117% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking26578
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Value for moneyno data46.75
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNeptune CFNavi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2014 (10 years old)30 July 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$379
Current priceno data$283 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602048
Core clock speed850 MHz1968 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2589 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt160 (TGP) Watt
Texture fill rateno data331.4

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire and Radeon RX 6600 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data190 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M290X Crossfire 19.55
RX 6600 XT 42.48
+117%

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 117% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M290X Crossfire 32792
RX 6600 XT 88163
+169%

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 169% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M290X Crossfire 14147
RX 6600 XT 39051
+176%

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 176% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M290X Crossfire 10551
RX 6600 XT 28342
+169%

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 169% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M290X Crossfire 71977
RX 6600 XT 156297
+117%

RX 6600 XT outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by 117% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD62
−113%
132
+113%
1440p30−35
−147%
74
+147%
4K18−20
−128%
41
+128%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−155%
79
+155%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−279%
129
+279%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−127%
110−120
+127%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−152%
78
+152%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−196%
151
+196%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−147%
131
+147%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−91%
120−130
+91%
Hitman 3 55−60
−295%
221
+295%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−226%
137
+226%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−113%
65−70
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−295%
166
+295%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−216%
120
+216%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−212%
106
+212%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−127%
110−120
+127%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−145%
76
+145%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−176%
141
+176%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−140%
127
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−91%
120−130
+91%
Hitman 3 55−60
−227%
183
+227%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−160%
109
+160%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−206%
95
+206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−113%
65−70
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−238%
142
+238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−319%
176
+319%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−174%
104
+174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−121%
75
+121%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−123%
69
+123%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−161%
133
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−111%
112
+111%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−91%
120−130
+91%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−136%
99
+136%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−60.5%
61
+60.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−148%
70−75
+148%
Hitman 3 30−35
−261%
112
+261%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−192%
76
+192%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−195%
56
+195%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−236%
84
+236%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−211%
56
+211%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−105%
85−90
+105%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−264%
40
+264%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−218%
105
+218%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−165%
98
+165%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−133%
90−95
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−205%
60−65
+205%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−214%
44
+214%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Hitman 3 18−20
−217%
57
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−53.8%
20
+53.8%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−209%
34
+209%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−208%
40
+208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−170%
54
+170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−180%
28
+180%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−136%
50−55
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14
+250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−219%
51
+219%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−179%
53
+179%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−200%
24
+200%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 113% faster than R9 M290X Crossfire

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 147% faster than R9 M290X Crossfire

4K resolution:

  • RX 6600 XT is 128% faster than R9 M290X Crossfire

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 319% faster than the R9 M290X Crossfire.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6600 XT surpassed R9 M290X Crossfire in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.55 42.48
Recency 1 March 2014 30 July 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 160 Watt

The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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