ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP vs ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP 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 XT AGP

ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 44% higher core clock speed: 722 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 57 Watt

Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 29 January 2007
Core clock speed	722 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 57 Watt

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Around 4% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 5.78 GTexel / s
Around 48% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 810 MHz

Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 5.78 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 810 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		106
PassMark - G2D Mark		279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2517

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	R500
Code name	RV635	RV570
Launch date	28 June 2007	29 January 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	944
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$140
Technical info
Core clock speed	722 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	173.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	5.78 GTexel / s	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	57 Watt
Transistor count	378 million	330 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.96 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	810 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	GDDR3