ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs HD 8870M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8870M with Radeon HD 2600 PRO, including specs and performance data.

HD 8870M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
4.25
+673%

HD 8870M outperforms ATI HD 2600 PRO by a whopping 673% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6791217
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameVenusRV630
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)28 June 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 cores640120
Core clock speed725 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rate31.004.800
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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 8870M 4.25
+673%
ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55

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 8870M 1638
+676%
ATI HD 2600 PRO 211

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:

900p42
+740%
5−6
−740%
Full HD32
+700%
4−5
−700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

This is how HD 8870M and ATI HD 2600 PRO compete in popular games:

  • HD 8870M is 740% faster in 900p
  • HD 8870M is 700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 0.55
Recency 1 April 2013 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

HD 8870M has a 672.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8870M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2600 PRO is a desktop one.


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