ATI Radeon X1600 PRO vs RX 6900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 XT and Radeon X1600 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6900 XT
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
69.57
+27728%

RX 6900 XT outperforms ATI X1600 PRO by a whopping 27728% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking221361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation29.96no data
Power efficiency15.990.42
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameNavi 21RV530
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT and ATI X1600 PRO have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores5120no data
Core clock speed1825 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed2250 MHzno data
Number of transistors26,800 million157 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate720.02.000
Floating-point processing power23.04 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1284
TMUs3204
Ray Tracing Cores80no data

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 4.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width3-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz390 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s12.48 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.53.0
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL2.1N/A
Vulkan1.2N/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.

RX 6900 XT 69.57
+27728%
ATI X1600 PRO 0.25

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.

RX 6900 XT 26739
+27185%
ATI X1600 PRO 98

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1880−1
1440p130-0−1
4K81-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.31no data
1440p7.68no data
4K12.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 76 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+38900%
1−2
−38900%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180 0−1
Metro Exodus 126 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130 0−1
Valorant 480
+47900%
1−2
−47900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 64 0−1
Dota 2 160−170 0−1
Far Cry 5 130−140 0−1
Fortnite 270−280 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+38900%
1−2
−38900%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170 0−1
Metro Exodus 123 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 124 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180 0−1
Valorant 300−350
+34800%
1−2
−34800%
World of Tanks 270−280
+27800%
1−2
−27800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 53 0−1
Dota 2 160−170 0−1
Far Cry 5 130−140 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+38900%
1−2
−38900%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220 0−1
Valorant 411
+41000%
1−2
−41000%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 130−140 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 82 0−1
World of Tanks 450−500
+48800%
1−2
−48800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90−95 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 36 0−1
Far Cry 5 160−170 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 250−260 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 130−140 0−1
Metro Exodus 117 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160 0−1
Valorant 328
+32700%
1−2
−32700%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90 0−1
Dota 2 150−160 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160 0−1
Metro Exodus 67 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 55 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 85−90 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 17 0−1
Dota 2 150−160 0−1
Far Cry 5 100−110 0−1
Fortnite 95−100 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 80−85 0−1
Valorant 185 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.57 0.25
Recency 28 October 2020 1 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 41 Watt

RX 6900 XT has a 27728% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1600 PRO, on the other hand, has 631.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 PRO in performance tests.


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