ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs ATI Radeon X600 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and ATI Radeon X600 XT 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 Radeon X600 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 60% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
3.2x more texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
3x more memory clock speed: 2200 MHz vs 740 MHz
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 283 vs 92
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 371 vs 258

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz vs 740 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	283 vs 92
PassMark - G2D Mark	371 vs 258

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X600 XT

2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 50 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X600 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

371

258

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT	ATI Radeon X600 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	283	92
PassMark - G2D Mark	371	258
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 Radeon X600 XT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Rage 9
Code name	RV630	RV380
Launch date	28 June 2007	1 September 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	652	654
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s	2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	75 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0b
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB / s	11.84 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz	740 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	DDR