ATI FireGL V5600 vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V5600 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

ATI FireGL V5600

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V5600

2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 341 vs 283
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 445 vs 371
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2204 vs 1701
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2204 vs 1701

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	341 vs 283
PassMark - G2D Mark	445 vs 371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2204 vs 1701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2204 vs 1701

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V5600
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

341

283

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

445

371

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2204

1701

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2204

1701

Name	ATI FireGL V5600	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	341	283
PassMark - G2D Mark	445	371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2204	1701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2204	1701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3695
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3695

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V5600	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV630	RV630
Launch date	28 June 2007	28 June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$199
Place in performance rating	645	646
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	120	120
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s	6.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	390 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB / s	35.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR4