ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs GeForce 800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 800M with Radeon HD 2600 PRO, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 800M
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.19
+116%

800M outperforms ATI HD 2600 PRO by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10611219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.441.08
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF117RV630
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 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 cores48120
Core clock speed738 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors585 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate5.9044.800
Floating-point processing power0.1417 TFLOPS0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs88

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 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 typeDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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.

GeForce 800M 1.19
+116%
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.

GeForce 800M 457
+117%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 0.55
Recency 17 March 2014 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

GeForce 800M has a 116.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 800M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 800M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2600 PRO is a desktop one.


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

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