ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon HD 2600 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.90
+6427%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms ATI HD 2600 PRO by a whopping 6427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1371224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.41no data
Power efficiency9.901.08
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM200RV630
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 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 cores2816120
Core clock speed1000 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate189.44.800
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs964
TMUs1768

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount6 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s500 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.22x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.90
+6427%
ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55

  • Passmark

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.

GTX 980 Ti 13796
+6438%
ATI HD 2600 PRO 211

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
1440p510−1
4K530−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.56no data
1440p12.73no data
4K12.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+8400%
2−3
−8400%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Valorant 140−150
+7050%
2−3
−7050%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Dota 2 23 0−1
Far Cry 5 90−95
+9200%
1−2
−9200%
Fortnite 160−170
+7950%
2−3
−7950%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+8400%
2−3
−8400%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Grand Theft Auto V 34 0−1
Metro Exodus 85−90
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+9550%
2−3
−9550%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50 0−1
Valorant 140−150
+7050%
2−3
−7050%
World of Tanks 270−280
+6875%
4−5
−6875%
Battlefield 5 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Dota 2 110−120
+11400%
1−2
−11400%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+9200%
1−2
−9200%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+8400%
2−3
−8400%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+9550%
2−3
−9550%
Valorant 140−150
+7050%
2−3
−7050%
Dota 2 65−70 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+6500%
1−2
−6500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40 0−1
World of Tanks 220−230
+7533%
3−4
−7533%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 110−120
+11400%
1−2
−11400%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+10100%
1−2
−10100%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60 0−1
Metro Exodus 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 0−1
Valorant 100−110
+10800%
1−2
−10800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 79
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Metro Exodus 27−30 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+11300%
1−2
−11300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Battlefield 5 30 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 132
+6500%
2−3
−6500%
Far Cry 5 50−55 0−1
Fortnite 45−50 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 30−35 0−1
Valorant 55−60 0−1

This is how GTX 980 Ti and ATI HD 2600 PRO compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 9800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.90 0.55
Recency 2 June 2015 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 6427.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 2600 PRO, on the other hand, has 614.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 PRO in performance tests.


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