ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT vs ATI HD 2600 XT Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 997 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.05 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.56 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | R600 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 February 2008 (17 years ago) | 14 May 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 120 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 743 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 720 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 215 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 11.89 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.168 TFLOPS | 0.4755 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 256 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 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 828 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 106.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 February 2008 | 14 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 215 Watt |
ATI HD 2600 XT Mac Edition has an age advantage of 9 months, a 23.1% more advanced lithography process, and 377.8% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 2900 XT, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition and Radeon HD 2900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
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