ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs ATI Mobility HD 3650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with Radeon HD 2600 XT, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 2600 XT outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3650 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1306 | 1181 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Power efficiency | 0.82 | 1.11 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | M86 | RV630 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 28 June 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 120 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 378 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 6.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.12 TFLOPS | 0.192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 22.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 0.63 |
| Recency | 7 January 2008 | 28 June 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 45 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 3650 has an age advantage of 6 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 2600 XT, on the other hand, has a 103.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon HD 2600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3650 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2600 XT is a desktop one.
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