ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs GeForce FX 5900 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and Radeon HD 2600 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5900 Ultra
2003
256 MB DDR, 59 Watt
0.11

ATI HD 2600 PRO outperforms FX 5900 Ultra by a whopping 400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking14471219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.131.08
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNV35RV630
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2003 (21 year ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data120
Core clock speed450 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors135 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6004.800
Floating-point processing powerno data0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Length218 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRDDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed425 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/s16 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0a10.0 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. 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.

FX 5900 Ultra 0.11
ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55
+400%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

FX 5900 Ultra 41
ATI HD 2600 PRO 211
+415%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.11 0.55
Recency 23 October 2003 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 35 Watt

ATI HD 2600 PRO has a 400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 68.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 2600 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra in performance tests.


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