ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs Intel GMA X3100

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and Intel GMA X3100 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

Intel GMA X3100

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 60% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 9 May 2007
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X3100

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 50 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
GPU 2: Intel GMA X3100

Name	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT	Intel GMA X3100
PassMark - G3D Mark	283
PassMark - G2D Mark	371
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	Intel GMA X3100
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Generation 4.0
Code name	RV630	Broadwater
Launch date	28 June 2007	9 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	646	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	13 Watt
Transistor count	390 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4