ATI Radeon HD 5550 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 5550 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5550
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 62% higher texture fill rate: 8.8 GTexel / s vs 5.44 GTexel / s
- 2.7x more pipelines: 320 vs 120
- 2.2x better floating-point performance: 352.0 gflops vs 163.2 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
- 2.1x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1500 MHz
- Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 377 vs 192
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 9 February 2010 vs 14 May 2007 |
Texture fill rate | 8.8 GTexel / s vs 5.44 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 320 vs 120 |
Floating-point performance | 352.0 gflops vs 163.2 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm vs 65 nm |
Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 256 MB |
Memory clock speed | 3200 MHz vs 1500 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 377 vs 192 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
- Around 24% higher core clock speed: 680 MHz vs 550 MHz
- Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 329 vs 185
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 680 MHz vs 550 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 329 vs 185 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 5550
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 5550 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 377 | 192 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 185 | 329 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1503 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1503 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 5550 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale |
Code name | Redwood | M76 |
Launch date | 9 February 2010 | 14 May 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 897 | 899 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 680 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 352.0 gflops | 163.2 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 320 | 120 |
Texture fill rate | 8.8 GTexel / s | 5.44 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 39 Watt | |
Transistor count | 627 million | 390 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
Length | 165 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
Laptop size | large | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB / s | 24 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3200 MHz | 1500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR2, GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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PowerPlay 7.0 |