Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
VS
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
VS
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
978
Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge
Architecture
TeraScale
Ivy Bridge GT1
Code name
RV630
Laptop
Type
Desktop
1 October 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
28 June 2007 (14 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$168
Price now
$230 (1.2x MSRP)
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Value for money
0.02
Ivy Bridge GT1
GPU code name
RV630
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

6
Pipelines
120
350 MHz
Core clock speed
800 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
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Transistor count
390 million
22 nm
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
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Texture fill rate
6.400
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Floating-point performance
192 gflops
6
Pipelines / CUDA cores
120
1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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Number of transistors
390 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
45 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT.

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Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
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Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
GDDR3
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Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
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Memory bus width
128 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1400 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
22.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 11.0, Shader 5.0
DirectX
10.0 (10_0)
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OpenGL
3.3

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) or ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Death Stranding (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
F1 2020 (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Cheaper ($168 vs $230 (1.2x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (22 nm vs 65 nm)

Advantages of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

0.31% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (120 vs 6)

So, Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) or ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT .

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) versus ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT performance benchmarks comparison

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