UHD Graphics 617 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 | 908 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.46 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | Amber Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 February 2008 (17 years ago) | 7 November 2018 (6 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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 25.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.168 TFLOPS | 0.4032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 3 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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 | Ring Bus |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 | 2x DVI | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 February 2008 | 7 November 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
UHD Graphics 617 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition and UHD Graphics 617. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while UHD Graphics 617 is a notebook one.
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