ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 Ultra and Radeon HD 2600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 Ultra
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 171 Watt
1.66
+127%

8800 Ultra outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9391159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.020.01
Power efficiency0.671.12
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG80RV630
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 May 2007 (17 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$829 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

8800 Ultra has 100% better value for money than ATI HD 2600 XT.

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 cores612120
Core clock speed612 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors681 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate39.176.400
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs328

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
Length270 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1080 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth103.7 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.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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.

8800 Ultra 1.66
+127%
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.

8800 Ultra 642
+128%
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 1.66 0.73
Recency 2 May 2007 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 45 Watt

8800 Ultra has a 127.4% 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 month, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 8800 Ultra is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.


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