GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs ATI Radeon X1600 XT

Place in the ranking	1336	115
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.49	18.17
Architecture	R500 (2005−2007)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	RV530	TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 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	no data	3072
Core clock speed	590 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	157 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	42 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.360	299.5
Floating-point processing power	no data	9.585 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	4	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	690 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.08 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.0	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	-	7.5

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 HD	1−2 −13500%	136 +13500%
1440p	0−1	94
4K	0−1	67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	104 +0%	104 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	265 +0%	265 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	116 +0%	116 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 +0%	121 +0%
Valorant	216 +0%	216 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Dota 2	142 +0%	142 +0%
Far Cry 5	96 +0%	96 +0%
Fortnite	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	217 +0%	217 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	136 +0%	136 +0%
Metro Exodus	92 +0%	92 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	127 +0%	127 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Dota 2	141 +0%	141 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	183 +0%	183 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Valorant	205 +0%	205 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 +0%	90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 +0%	43 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	137 +0%	137 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	162 +0%	162 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 +0%	97 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 +0%	97 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	141 +0%	141 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +0%	78 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	89 +0%	89 +0%

This is how ATI X1600 XT and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 13500% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	38.36
Recency	1 October 2007	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	42 Watt	150 Watt

ATI X1600 XT has 257.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13127.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon X1600 XT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

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