ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs ATI HD 4770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 2600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4770
2009
512 MB GDDR5, 80 Watt
2.30
+219%

ATI HD 4770 outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8611173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.360.02
Power efficiency2.001.12
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV740RV630
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 April 2009 (15 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

ATI HD 4770 has 1700% 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 cores640120
Core clock speed750 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors826 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate24.006.400
Floating-point processing power0.96 TFLOPS0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs328

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 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length203 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s22.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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 4770 2.30
+219%
ATI HD 2600 XT 0.72

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 4770 897
+218%
ATI HD 2600 XT 282

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 0.72
Recency 28 April 2009 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt

ATI HD 4770 has a 219.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 2600 XT, on the other hand, has 77.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.

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