Radeon RX 6700 XT vs HD 2600 XT

Place in performance ranking	1123	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.10
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	RV630	Navi 22
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2007 (16 years ago)	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$479
Current price	$144 (0.7x MSRP)	$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 2600 XT and RX 6700 XT have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	120	2560
Core clock speed	800 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	390 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	413.0
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	384.0 GB/s

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 2600 XT 0.73

RX 6700 XT 51.47
+6951%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 2600 XT by 6951% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 2600 XT 282

RX 6700 XT 19880
+6950%

RX 6700 XT outperforms HD 2600 XT by 6950% in Passmark.

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 HD	2−3 −7450%	151 +7450%
1440p	1−2 −8500%	86 +8500%
4K	0−1	50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

−6917%

8350−8400
+6917%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −6935%	6050−6100 +6935%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 −6941%	11900−11950 +6941%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −6943%	11550−11600 +6943%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −6950%	7050−7100 +6950%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −6920%	6950−7000 +6920%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −6939%	7250−7300 +6939%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −6940%	8800−8850 +6940%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −6934%	12450−12500 +6934%
Hitman 3	138 −6929%	9700−9750 +6929%
Horizon Zero Dawn	359 −6947%	25300−25350 +6947%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −6916%	9050−9100 +6916%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −6927%	7800−7850 +6927%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	342 −6947%	24100−24150 +6947%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −6918%	8000−8050 +6918%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −6935%	6050−6100 +6935%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 −6949%	10150−10200 +6949%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −6943%	11550−11600 +6943%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −6950%	7050−7100 +6950%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −6900%	6300−6350 +6900%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −6939%	7250−7300 +6939%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −6940%	8800−8850 +6940%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −6934%	12450−12500 +6934%
Hitman 3	111 −6927%	7800−7850 +6927%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −6942%	15000−15050 +6942%
Metro Exodus	73 −6886%	5100−5150 +6886%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −6927%	7800−7850 +6927%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	281 −6946%	19800−19850 +6946%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	223 −6940%	15700−15750 +6940%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −6918%	8000−8050 +6918%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −6935%	6050−6100 +6935%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 −6940%	8800−8850 +6940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −6950%	7050−7100 +6950%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −6900%	5950−6000 +6900%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −6939%	7250−7300 +6939%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −6934%	12450−12500 +6934%
Horizon Zero Dawn	193 −6947%	13600−13650 +6947%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240 −6942%	16900−16950 +6942%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 −6947%	8950−9000 +6947%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 −6924%	5900−5950 +6924%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−6927%

7800−7850
+6927%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −6948%	7400−7450 +6948%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −6925%	8500−8550 +6925%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −6918%	4000−4050 +6918%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 −6918%	7650−7700 +6918%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −6912%	5750−5800 +6912%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −6864%	3900−3950 +6864%
Far Cry 5	137 −6944%	9650−9700 +6944%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −6935%	7950−8000 +6935%
Hitman 3	83 −6948%	5850−5900 +6948%
Horizon Zero Dawn	145 −6934%	10200−10250 +6934%
Metro Exodus	123 −6933%	8650−8700 +6933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173 −6923%	12150−12200 +6923%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −6948%	5850−5900 +6948%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −6916%	4350−4400 +6916%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−6922%

6250−6300

+6922%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −6900%	3850−3900 +6900%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −6921%	3300−3350 +6921%
Hitman 3	48 −6879%	3350−3400 +6879%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −6942%	5000−5050 +6942%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −6918%	4000−4050 +6918%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 −6927%	5200−5250 +6927%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −6874%	2650−2700 +6874%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −6879%	3350−3400 +6879%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −6900%	2450−2500 +6900%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −6900%	1750−1800 +6900%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −6870%	2300−2350 +6870%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −6939%	5350−5400 +6939%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 −6948%	5850−5900 +6948%
Metro Exodus	76 −6939%	5350−5400 +6939%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −6900%	2450−2500 +6900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−6941%

3450−3500

+6941%

This is how ATI HD 2600 XT and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 7450% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 8500% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.73	51.47
Recency	28 June 2007	3 March 2021
Cost	$199	$479
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	230 Watt