Radeon HD 6290 vs RX 5600 XT

Place in the ranking	145	1355
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.64	no data
Power efficiency	16.18	0.99
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Cedar
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (5 years ago)	4 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2304	80
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.6	5.200
Floating-point processing power	7.188 TFLOPS	0.104 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	4
TMUs	144	8

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX 5600 XT 33.66
+12846%

HD 6290 0.26

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 5600 XT 13556
+12935%

HD 6290 104

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.

RX 5600 XT 31310
+17392%

HD 6290 179

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.

RX 5600 XT 86004
+17205%

HD 6290 497

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 HD	108 +1700%	6 −1700%
1440p	63	-0−1
4K	35	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.58	no data
1440p	4.43	no data
4K	7.97	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	77 +1183%	6−7 −1183%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +4050%	2−3 −4050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	63 +950%	6−7 −950%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Forza Horizon 4	190 +3700%	5−6 −3700%
Forza Horizon 5	121	0−1
Metro Exodus	139 +13800%	1−2 −13800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +2700%	4−5 −2700%
Valorant	179 +17800%	1−2 −17800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	53 +783%	6−7 −783%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +2850%	2−3 −2850%
Dota 2	146 +14500%	1−2 −14500%
Far Cry 5	66 +843%	7−8 −843%
Fortnite	160−170 +15900%	1−2 −15900%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +3060%	5−6 −3060%
Forza Horizon 5	91	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	126	0−1
Metro Exodus	94	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +3083%	6−7 −3083%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +2950%	4−5 −2950%
Valorant	87	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280 +2217%	12−14 −2217%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	47 +683%	6−7 −683%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +2400%	2−3 −2400%
Dota 2	168 +16700%	1−2 −16700%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +1229%	7−8 −1229%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +2720%	5−6 −2720%
Forza Horizon 5	85	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +3083%	6−7 −3083%
Valorant	148 +14700%	1−2 −14700%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	61	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	61	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +16100%	1−2 −16100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35	0−1
World of Tanks	220−230 +22400%	1−2 −22400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +900%	3−4 −900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +2725%	4−5 −2725%
Forza Horizon 4	97	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	59	0−1
Metro Exodus	88	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
Valorant	97 +2325%	4−5 −2325%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Dota 2	63 +320%	14−16 −320%
Grand Theft Auto V	63 +320%	14−16 −320%
Metro Exodus	30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	23	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +320%	14−16 −320%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	6 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Dota 2	99 +560%	14−16 −560%
Far Cry 5	50−55	0−1
Fortnite	45−50	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	57	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	30	0−1
Valorant	38	0−1

This is how RX 5600 XT and HD 6290 compete in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is 1700% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 16100% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6290 is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is ahead in 30 tests (97%)
HD 6290 is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.66	0.26
Recency	21 January 2020	4 December 2011
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	19 Watt

RX 5600 XT has a 12846.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6290, on the other hand, has 689.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.

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