ATI Radeon X1600 vs HD 7610M

Place in the ranking	952	1436
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.63	0.33
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code name	Whistler	RV516
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2012 (12 years ago)	2007 (17 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	400	no data
Core clock speed	450 MHz	635 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	105 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	27 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.000	2.540
Floating-point processing power	0.36 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	20	4

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	800 MBps
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/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. 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.

HD 7610M 1.64
+1162%

ATI X1600 0.13

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 7610M 632
+1190%

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.

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

13
+1200%

1−2

−1200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

This is how HD 7610M and ATI X1600 compete in popular games:

HD 7610M is 1200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.64	0.13
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	27 Watt

HD 7610M has a 1161.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 35% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7610M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7610M is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.