ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV630 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 153 mm² | 196 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | QDFX-1500M-N-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 28th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R600 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 199 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 82 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R700 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 375 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 120 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Compute units | 3 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 20 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 7 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.200 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.400 GTexel/s | 7.500 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 656.3 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 45 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | — | P469 SKU 4 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 18th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-II |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
