AMD Radeon Pro W6600X vs AMD Radeon R9 290X2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W6600X and AMD Radeon R9 290X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

AMD Radeon R9 290X2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W6600X

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 2068 MHz vs 1000 MHz
145.8x more texture fill rate: 317.3 GTexel/s vs 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 28 nm
4.8x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 580 Watt

Launch date	3 Aug 2021 vs 24 June 2014
Core clock speed	2068 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s vs 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 580 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X2

2.8x more pipelines: 2x 2816 vs 2048
2.7x more memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective

Pipelines	2x 2816 vs 2048
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W6600X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290X2

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD Radeon R9 290X2
Geekbench - OpenCL	67420
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		19.441

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W6600X	AMD Radeon R9 290X2
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Navi 23	Hawaii
Launch date	3 Aug 2021	24 June 2014
Place in performance rating	301	304
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,399
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2479 MHz
Compute units	32
Core clock speed	2068 MHz	1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2x 2816
Pixel fill rate	158.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	317.3 GTexel/s	2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	580 Watt
Transistor count	11060 million	6,200 million
Floating-point performance		2x 5,632 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	Apple MPX	PCIe 3.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		4x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	2x 345.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	2x 512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5