ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT vs GeForce GTX 690
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, including specs and performance data.
GTX 690 outperforms Mobility HD 2600 XT by a whopping 4165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 419 | 1380 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.31 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | M76 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 14 May 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 3072 ×2 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 130.4 ×2 | 5.440 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.13 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.1632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 ×2 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×2 | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384 GB/s ×2 | 24 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2 | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | Yes (via dongle) | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
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5−6
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
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14−16
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
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9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 30 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.22 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 3 May 2012 | 14 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
GTX 690 has a 4164.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT is a notebook one.
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