ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs HD 8240

Place in the ranking	1197	1224
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Temash	RV630
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	28 June 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	128	120
Core clock speed	400 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	4.800
Floating-point processing power	0.1024 gflops	0.144 gflops
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).

Interface	IGP	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	no data	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16 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

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.3	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/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.

HD 8240 0.64
+16.4%

ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55

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.

HD 8240 246
+16.6%

ATI HD 2600 PRO 211

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

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.64	0.55
Recency	23 May 2013	28 June 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

HD 8240 has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8240 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2600 PRO is a desktop one.

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