ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs GeForce 7900 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7900 GTX and Radeon HD 2600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

7900 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 84 Watt
1.00
+37%

7900 GTX outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11051164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Power efficiency0.821.11
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG71RV630
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 coresno data120
Core clock speed650 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors278 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate15.606.400
Floating-point processing powerno data0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs248

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s22.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x 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
OpenGL2.13.3
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.

7900 GTX 1.00
+37%
ATI HD 2600 XT 0.73

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.

7900 GTX 387
+37.2%
ATI HD 2600 XT 282

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 1.00 0.73
Recency 9 March 2006 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 45 Watt

7900 GTX has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 2600 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.


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