Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms Mobility HD 2600 XT by a whopping 3165% 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 | 1374 | 480 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M76 | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 May 2007 (18 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (2 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 | 120 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 5.440 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1632 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 1 MB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 24 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 HD | 0−1 | 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1000%
|
150−160
+1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1700%
|
50−55
+1700%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 21−24 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 2650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 25 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 10.12 |
| Recency | 14 May 2007 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 3164.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.
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