ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon HD 2600 XT, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
35.13
+5389%

P6000 outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a whopping 5389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1401218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.650.02
Power efficiency11.301.14
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGP102RV630
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)28 June 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Quadro P6000 has 8150% better value for money than ATI HD 2600 XT.

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 cores3840120
Core clock speed1506 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate394.86.400
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs964
TMUs2408
L1 Cache1.4 MBno data
L2 Cache3 MB64 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 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 type384 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount24 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s22.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1210.0 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P6000 35.13
+5389%
ATI HD 2600 XT 0.64

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.

Quadro P6000 Samples: 153 15534
+5409%
ATI HD 2600 XT Samples: 474 282

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.13 0.64
Recency 1 October 2016 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 45 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 5389.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 2600 XT, on the other hand, has 455.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 2600 XT is a desktop one.

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