Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Price now
176$
Games supported
49%
- Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
- Core clock speed 430 MHz
- Max video memory 256 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
- Core clock speed 800 MHz
- Max video memory 256 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1400 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
219$
Games supported
49%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 1062 | 1070 |
| Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G70 | RV630 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 June 2005 (17 years old) | 28 June 2007 (15 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $199 |
| Current price | $176 (0.3x MSRP) | $219 (1.1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 430 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 86 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 6.400 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 192 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 228 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 22.4 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
GeForce 7800 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 2600 XT by 3% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.73 | 0.71 |
| Recency | 22 June 2005 | 28 June 2007 |
| Cost | $599 | $199 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 128 |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 | 22.4 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 86 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technical City couldn't decide between
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The differences in performance seem too small.
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Competitors of GeForce 7800 GTX by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce 7800 GTX from AMD is Radeon HD 7450A, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce 7800 GTX:
Competitors of Radeon HD 2600 XT by NVIDIA
The nearest Radeon HD 2600 XT's NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce 7800 GTX, which is faster by 3% and higher by 8 positions in our performance rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 2600 XT:
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