GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2600 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2600 XT
2007
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.73

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms ATI HD 2600 XT by a whopping 5368% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1164107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency1.1116.10
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV630GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 June 2007 (17 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1203584
Core clock speed800 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors390 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400199.0
Floating-point processing power0.192 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s240.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 XT 0.73
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.92
+5368%

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 XT 282
RTX 3060 8 GB 15383
+5355%

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 0.73 39.92
Recency 28 June 2007 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 170 Watt

ATI HD 2600 XT has 277.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 5368.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 XT in performance tests.


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