ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP vs GeForce Go 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 with Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP, including specs and performance data.

Go 6800
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.25

HD 2600 PRO AGP outperforms Go 6800 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14261420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.430.57
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNV41RV630
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 November 2004 (21 years ago)28 June 2007 (18 years ago)

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 cores17120
Core clock speed300 MHz594 MHz
Boost clock speed300 MHzno data
Number of transistors190 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6004.752
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1426 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs128
L2 Cacheno data64 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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIAGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed550 MHz396 MHz
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/s12.67 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Go 6800 0.25
ATI HD 2600 PRO AGP 0.26
+4%

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.

Go 6800 106
Samples: 21
ATI HD 2600 PRO AGP 110
+3.8%
Samples: 12

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
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.25 0.26
Recency 8 November 2004 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

ATI HD 2600 PRO AGP has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 29% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce Go 6800 and Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP.

Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP is a desktop one.

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