ATI Radeon HD 2400 vs GeForce 6800 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 6800 XT and Radeon HD 2400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

6800 XT
2005
256 MB GDDR3
0.32
+3.2%

6800 XT outperforms ATI HD 2400 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13081318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.08
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameNV42RV610
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 September 2005 (19 years ago)19 February 2008 (16 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 coresno data40
Core clock speed450 MHz398 MHz
Number of transistors202 million180 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data20 Watt
Texture fill rate5.4001.592
Floating-point processing powerno data0.03184 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs124

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz495 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s7.92 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)3.3
OpenCLN/AN/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. 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 XT 0.32
+3.2%
ATI HD 2400 0.31

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 XT 123
+2.5%
ATI HD 2400 120

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 0.32 0.31
Recency 30 September 2005 19 February 2008
Chip lithography 110 nm 65 nm

6800 XT has a 3.2% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI HD 2400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 69.2% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 6800 XT and Radeon HD 2400.


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