Arc A570M vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1337 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 August 2023 (1 year 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 | 120 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.752 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1426 TFLOPS | 5.325 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.67 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2007 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
ATI HD 2600 PRO AGP has 114.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A570M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP and Arc A570M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP is a desktop card while Arc A570M is a notebook 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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