ATI Radeon X1550 vs ATI HD 2600 PRO

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2600 PRO and Radeon X1550, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2600 PRO
2007
512 MB DDR2, 35 Watt
0.55
+224%

ATI HD 2600 PRO outperforms ATI X1550 by a whopping 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12171409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.100.44
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code nameRV630RV516
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 June 2007 (17 years ago)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 cores120no data
Core clock speed600 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors390 million105 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate4.8002.200
Floating-point processing power0.144 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs84

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
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz800 MBps
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s12.8 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-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55
+224%
ATI X1550 0.17

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.

ATI HD 2600 PRO 211
+220%
ATI X1550 66

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 0.55 0.17
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 27 Watt

ATI HD 2600 PRO has a 223.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1550, on the other hand, has 29.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 2600 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1550 in performance tests.


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