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).
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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT | ATI Radeon X600 XT |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | Rage 9 |
Code name | RV630 | RV380 |
Launch date | 28 June 2007 | 1 September 2004 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Place in performance rating | 651 | 652 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0b |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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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 |