ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP and NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP
- Around 16% higher core clock speed: 722 MHz vs 625 MHz
- 3.8x more pipelines: 120 vs 32
- 2.2x better floating-point performance: 173.28 gflops vs 80 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
Core clock speed | 722 MHz vs 625 MHz |
Pipelines | 120 vs 32 |
Floating-point performance | 173.28 gflops vs 80 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 80 nm |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
- Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 10 GTexel / s vs 5.78 GTexel / s
- Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 29 Watt vs 45 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
- Around 98% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate | 10 GTexel / s vs 5.78 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 29 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 256 MB |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 810 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
Name | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 124 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 57 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1701 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1701 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
Code name | RV635 | G84 |
Launch date | 28 June 2007 | 1 June 2007 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1556 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 722 MHz | 625 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 173.28 gflops | 80 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 80 nm |
Pipelines | 120 | 32 |
Texture fill rate | 5.78 GTexel / s | 10 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 29 Watt |
Transistor count | 378 million | 289 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | MXM-HE |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
Laptop size | large | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 12.96 GB / s | 25.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 810 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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Gigathread technology | ||
HDCP-capable | ||
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
PowerMizer 7.0 |