ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 vs GeForce Go 7200
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1505 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G72 | RV630 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2006 (19 years ago) | 26 July 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 cores | 7 | 120 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 6.400 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.192 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 1 | 4 ×2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 ×2 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 512 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 128 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 350 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 | No outputs | 4x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2006 | 26 July 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
ATI HD 2600 XT X2 has an age advantage of 10 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7200 and Radeon HD 2600 XT X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7200 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 2600 XT X2 is a desktop one.
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