ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs ATI FireMV 2200

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and ATI FireMV 2200 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

ATI FireMV 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 324 MHz
4.9x more texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 110 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
5.6x more memory clock speed: 2200 MHz vs 392 MHz
7.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 283 vs 36
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 371 vs 259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 1 January 2006
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 324 MHz
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	283 vs 36
PassMark - G2D Mark	371 vs 259

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

371

259

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT	ATI FireMV 2200
PassMark - G3D Mark	283	36
PassMark - G2D Mark	371	259
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1701

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT	ATI FireMV 2200
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Rage 9
Code name	RV630	RV370
Launch date	28 June 2007	1 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	652	653
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	324 MHz
Floating-point performance	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s	1.296 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		170 mm
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB / s	3.136 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz	392 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	DDR