ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 vs ATI FireGL V3600

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 and ATI FireGL V3600 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 X2

ATI FireGL V3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2

Around 33% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 600 MHz
5.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.8 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 2x 120 vs 120
2.7x better floating-point performance: 2x 192 gflops vs 144 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 120 vs 120
Floating-point performance	2x 192 gflops vs 144 gflops
Maximum memory size	2x 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V3600

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2	ATI FireGL V3600
PassMark - G3D Mark		180
PassMark - G2D Mark		399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1755
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1755

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2	ATI FireGL V3600
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV630	RV630
Launch date	26 July 2007	28 June 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	747
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 192 gflops	144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	2x 120	120
Texture fill rate	2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	4.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	390 million	390 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		73 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 25.6 GB / s	16 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2