ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon X1600 XT

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 5% higher core clock speed: 590 MHz vs 560 MHz
6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 356 vs 59
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1745 vs 565
3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1745 vs 565

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2007 vs 9 March 2006
Core clock speed	590 MHz vs 560 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	356 vs 59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1745 vs 565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1745 vs 565

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

2.8x more texture fill rate: 6.72 GTexel / s vs 2.36 GTexel / s
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 42 Watt
Around 1% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1380 MHz
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 225 vs 116

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	6.72 GTexel / s vs 2.36 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 42 Watt
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1380 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	225 vs 116

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1600 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

116

225

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

356

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1745

565

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1745

565

Name	ATI Radeon X1600 XT	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	116	225
PassMark - G2D Mark	356	59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1745	565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1745	565

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1600 XT	NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Curie
Code name	RV530	G73
Launch date	1 October 2007	9 March 2006
Place in performance rating	858	1642
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$84.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.78
Technical info
Core clock speed	590 MHz	560 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	2.36 GTexel / s	6.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	42 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	157 million	177 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.08 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1380 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3