AMD Radeon R7 260X vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 260X and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 9.6x more texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s
- 7.5x more pipelines: 896 vs 120
- 10.3x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 192 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 65 nm
- 16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 MB
- 11.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3190 vs 283
- Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 523 vs 371
- Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1701
- Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1701
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 8 October 2013 vs 28 June 2007 |
| Texture fill rate | 61.6 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 896 vs 120 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,971 gflops vs 192 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 65 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 256 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 3190 vs 283 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 523 vs 371 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 vs 1701 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 vs 1701 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
- 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 115 Watt
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 3485
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 3485
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt vs 115 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3695 vs 3485 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3695 vs 3485 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 260X
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
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| Name | AMD Radeon R7 260X | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 3190 | 283 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 523 | 371 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 43.745 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 804.436 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.673 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 64.088 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 221.539 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3845 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3485 | 3695 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | 1701 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3845 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3485 | 3695 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | 1701 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1481 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R7 260X | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | TeraScale |
| Code name | Bonaire | RV630 |
| Design | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series | |
| Launch date | 8 October 2013 | 28 June 2007 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | $199 |
| Place in performance rating | 648 | 651 |
| Price now | $239 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 17.15 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 1,971 gflops | 192 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Pipelines | 896 | 120 |
| Stream Processors | 896 | |
| Texture fill rate | 61.6 GTexel / s | 6.4 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,080 million | 390 million |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 35.2 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR4 |
| Memory clock speed | 2200 MHz | |
Technologies |
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| DDMA audio | ||
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