ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT vs UHD Graphics 600

Place in the ranking	1123	924
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.04
Power efficiency	12.05	0.55
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Gemini Lake GT1	R600
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	14 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	96	320
Core clock speed	200 MHz	743 MHz
Boost clock speed	650 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	720 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	215 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.800	11.89
Floating-point processing power	0.1248 TFLOPS	0.4755 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	16
TMUs	12	16

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	Ring Bus	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	828 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	106.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	+	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.

UHD Graphics 600 0.87

ATI HD 2900 XT 1.71
+96.6%

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.

UHD Graphics 600 334

ATI HD 2900 XT 659
+97.3%

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	9 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
1440p	1 +0%	1−2 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	24.94
1440p	no data	399.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−66.7%

5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4 −75%	7−8 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

+0%

1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%