ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 vs ATI FireGL V5600

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 and ATI FireGL V5600 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 V5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2

4.1x more texture fill rate: 2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6.4 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 2x 120 vs 120
2x better floating-point performance: 2x 192 gflops vs 192 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 512 MB

Texture fill rate	2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 6.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 120 vs 120
Floating-point performance	2x 192 gflops vs 192 gflops
Maximum memory size	2x 512 MB vs 512 MB

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V5600

Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 2200 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Memory clock speed	2200 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V5600

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2	ATI FireGL V5600
PassMark - G3D Mark		341
PassMark - G2D Mark		445
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2204

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2	ATI FireGL V5600
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV630	RV630
Launch date	26 July 2007	28 June 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	629
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 192 gflops	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	2x 120	120
Texture fill rate	2x 6.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	6.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	390 million	390 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		89 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI
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	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 25.6 GB / s	35.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	2200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR4