GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 76 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.78 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 February 2008 (17 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 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 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 171.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.168 TFLOPS | 10.94 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 3 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 February 2008 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
ATI HD 2600 XT Mac Edition has 77.8% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.
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