ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI 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 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 2.9x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 275 MHz
- 5.8x more texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 140 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
- 4.4x more memory clock speed: 2200 MHz vs 500 MHz
- 35.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 283 vs 8
- Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 371 vs 261
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 28 June 2007 vs 28 October 2003 |
Core clock speed | 800 MHz vs 275 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 140 nm |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 64 MB |
Memory clock speed | 2200 MHz vs 500 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 283 vs 8 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 371 vs 261 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
- 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: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 283 | 8 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 371 | 261 |
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 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | Rankine |
Code name | RV630 | NV34 B1 |
Launch date | 28 June 2007 | 28 October 2003 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Place in performance rating | 651 | 653 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 275 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 192 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 140 nm |
Pipelines | 120 | |
Texture fill rate | 6.4 GTexel / s | 1.1 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | 13 Watt |
Transistor count | 390 million | 45 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCI |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Length | 168 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0a |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB / s | 8 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2200 MHz | 500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR4 | DDR |