ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO and ATI Radeon X1950 GT 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).

ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO

ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 20% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 57 Watt
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 211 vs 106
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 337 vs 279

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 29 January 2007
Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 57 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	211 vs 106
PassMark - G2D Mark	337 vs 279

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Around 25% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2517 vs 1693
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2517 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2517 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2517 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1950 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

211

106

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

337

279

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

2517

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

2517

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	211	106
PassMark - G2D Mark	337	279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1693	2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1693	2517

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	R500
Code name	RV630	RV570
Launch date	28 June 2007	29 January 2007
Place in performance rating	889	944
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$140
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	57 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	330 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	GDDR3