ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs GeForce 6800 Ultra

Place in the ranking	1278	1217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.31	1.10
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	NV45	RV630
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 July 2004 (20 years ago)	28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	no data	120
Core clock speed	425 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	390 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	81 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.800	4.800
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	16	8

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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	197 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	16 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	3.0	4.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
OpenCL	N/A	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.

6800 Ultra 0.36

ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55
+52.8%

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.

6800 Ultra 138

ATI HD 2600 PRO 211
+52.9%

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	0.36	0.55
Recency	26 July 2004	28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	81 Watt	35 Watt

ATI HD 2600 PRO has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 131.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 2600 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

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