ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT vs NVS 3100M

Place in the ranking	1228	1306
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.61	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GT218	M76
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)	14 May 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 cores	16	120
Core clock speed	606 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	390 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	4.848	5.440
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	0.1632 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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-II

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	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	24 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.1	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.2	-

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.

NVS 3100M 0.53
+60.6%

ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT 0.33

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

NVS 3100M 1121

ATI Mobility HD 2600 XT 1159
+3.4%

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

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
World of Tanks	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the NVS 3100M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

NVS 3100M is ahead in 11 tests (34%)
there's a draw in 21 test (66%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	0.33
Recency	7 January 2010	14 May 2007
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm

NVS 3100M has a 60.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

The NVS 3100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation card while Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT is a mobile workstation one.

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