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ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Review

Our review of the new mid-range graphics card from AMD/ATI, Radeon HD 2600 XT. Let’s see how it compares to GeForce 8600 GT and other competitors from NVIDIA. Check it out.

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3DMark06

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Reference Model
  • 3. Main Specifications
  • 4. How We Tested
  • 5. 3DMark03
  • 6. 3DMark06
  • 7. Quake 4
  • 8. F.E.A.R.
  • 9. Far Cry
  • 10. Battlefield 2142
  • 11. Conclusions

3DMark06 simulates DirectX 9.0c (Shader 3.0) games and it also puts HDR (High Dynamic Range) into the equation to calculate its final score. So it simulates the most high-end games available today. Since we were comparing mid-range cards, we ran this program in two resolutions, one low (1024×768) and one high (1600×1200). The results you check below. All video cards listed below were running with the default clock rates defined by the chip manufacturer.

ATI Radeon HD 2600

3DMark06 Professional Edition 1.10 – 1024×768 Score Difference
GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 7002 15.74%
Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 6198 2.45%
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB (AMD) 6050  
GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 5743 5.35%
Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 4292 40.96%
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB (AMD) 4194 44.25%
GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 4192 44.32%
Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 3369 79.58%
Radeon X1600 XT 256 MB (HIS) 3295 83.61%
GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 2927 106.70%
Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 2860 111.54%
Radeon HD 2400 XT 128 MB (AMD) 2800 116.07%
GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 2763 118.96%
GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB (NVIDIA) 2213 173.38%
GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 2046 195.70%
Radeon X1300 Pro 256 MB (ATI) 1920 215.10%
GeForce 6600 128 MB (Albatron) 1357 345.84%
GeForce 6200 128-bit 128 MB (Leadtek) 741 716.46%

ATI Radeon HD 2600

3DMark06 Professional Edition 1.10 – 1600×1200 Score Difference
GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 4607 14.35%
Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 4496 11.59%
Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB (AMD) 4029  
GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 3707 8.69%
Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 2923 37.84%
GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 2765 45.71%
Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB (AMD) 2738 47.15%
Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 2117 90.32%
Radeon X1600 XT 256 MB (HIS) 2086 93.14%
GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 1796 124.33%
GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 1784 125.84%
Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 1781 126.22%
Radeon HD 2400 XT 128 MB (AMD) 1681 139.68%
GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 1281 214.52%
Radeon X1300 Pro 256 MB (ATI) 1100 266.27%
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