ATI Radeon X1600 vs HD 6610M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6610M with Radeon X1600, including specs and performance data.

HD 6610M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
1.35
+1025%

HD 6610M outperforms ATI X1600 by a whopping 1025% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10301483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.960.34
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code nameWhistlerRV516
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)2007 (18 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 cores480no data
Core clock speed450 MHz635 MHz
Number of transistors716 million105 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate10.802.540
Floating-point processing power0.432 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs244

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
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MBps
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/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.

HD 6610M 1.35
+1025%
ATI X1600 0.12

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.

HD 6610M 565
+1053%
ATI X1600 49

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 1.35 0.12
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 27 Watt

HD 6610M has a 1025% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 3.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6610M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6610M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1600 is a desktop one.

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