Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB vs MSI Radeon HD 4870

Key differences

Processor frequency
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:800 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870:750 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:GDDR3
- Radeon HD 4870:GDDR5
Memory bus
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:128 bit
- Radeon HD 4870:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:1400 MHz
- Radeon HD 4870:3600 MHz
Interface type
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:PCI Express x16
- Radeon HD 4870:PCI Express 2.0
DirectX version
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:10.0
- Radeon HD 4870:10.1
OpenGL version
- Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB:2.0
- Radeon HD 4870:2.1

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Comparison of Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB, Radeon HD 4870
18 specifications	A MSI Radeon HD 2600XT 256 MB View product	B MSI Radeon HD 4870 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	800 MHz	750 MHz
Stream processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800
Memory3 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	1400 MHz	3600 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express x16	PCI Express 2.0
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	10.1
Shader model versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.0	2.1

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