ATI FirePro 2260 PCI vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV620 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 169 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G84-303-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2008 | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FirePro Multi-View | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 540 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 40 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 4 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 4.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 8.640 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 40.00 GFLOPS | 76.16 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
| Width | 69 mm 2.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 15 W | 47 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | B403 | P402, P403 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
