GeForce 6610 XL vs Radeon R9 380X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 380X and GeForce 6610 XL, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 380X outperforms 6610 XL by a whopping 6881% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 396 | 1446 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.93 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Antigua | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 19 November 2015 (10 years ago) | 14 November 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | no data |
| Compute units | 32 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 124.2 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.973 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | None |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 12.8 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 14.66 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 19 November 2015 | 14 November 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
R9 380X has a 6881% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R9 380X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6610 XL in performance tests.
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