GeForce RTX 2060 vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2600 XT and GeForce RTX 2060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2600 XT
2007
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.70

RTX 2060 outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a whopping 4941% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1173134
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0238.65
Power efficiency1.1215.83
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameRV630TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 June 2007 (17 years ago)7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2060 has 193150% better value for money than ATI HD 2600 XT.

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 cores1201920
Core clock speed800 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors390 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400201.6
Floating-point processing power0.192 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)12
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

ATI HD 2600 XT 0.70
RTX 2060 35.29
+4941%

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.

ATI HD 2600 XT 282
RTX 2060 14132
+4911%

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 HD2−3
−5950%
121
+5950%
1440p1−2
−7600%
77
+7600%
4K0−150

Cost per frame, $

1080p99.50
−3350%
2.88
+3350%
1440p199.00
−4291%
4.53
+4291%
4Kno data6.98
  • RTX 2060 has 3350% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 4291% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 101
+0%
101
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 185
+0%
185
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 147
+0%
147
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 235
+0%
235
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 104
+0%
104
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 117
+0%
117
+0%
Valorant 162
+0%
162
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 102
+0%
102
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+0%
115
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+0%
67
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how ATI HD 2600 XT and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 5950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 7600% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 35.29
Recency 28 June 2007 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 160 Watt

ATI HD 2600 XT has 255.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 4941.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.

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