Reviews
PowerColor Radeon HD2600 XT
Chip Set: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
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Bus: PCI Express
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TV Tuner: No
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Installed RAM (MB): 256
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Performance Word Score: Poor
• Price When Reviewed: $150
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $150 (9/12/2007)
- Performance:Poor: 58
- Features:Fair: 62
- Design:Fair: 62
Pricing Very Inexpensive: $150
Very Inexpensive: $150Performance Poor: 58
Poor: 58| PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second) | |
|---|---|
| Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) | 74.35 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) | 58.43 |
| Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 60.99 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 31.65 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) | 86.07 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) | 46.3 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 52.37 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 27.07 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768) | 98.6 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) | 53 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 60.93 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 31.6 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) | 67.63 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) | 38.35 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 29.33 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 14.9 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768) | 69.57 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) | 56.07 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 62.37 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 31.27 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768) | 76.93 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200) | 46.63 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 23.05 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 23.05 |
| Halo (1024 by 768) | 130.28 |
| Halo (1600 by 1200) | 82.08 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) | 78.54 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) | 69.23 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 73.94 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 45.65 |
Features Fair: 62
Fair: 62| General | |
|---|---|
| Bus | PCI Express |
| Chip Set | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT |
| Installed RAM (MB) | 256 |
| RAM Type | GDDR3 |
| RAM Speed (MHz) | 1400 |
| Processor Speed (MHz) | 800 |
| Ports | |
|---|---|
| DVI-Out | 2 |
| Primary Ports | Two DVI-out |
| Composite-Video-In | No |
| Composite-Video-Out | Yes |
| S-Video-In | No |
| S-Video-Out | Yes |
| Component Video | No |
| Audio Input | No |
| Audio Output | Yes |
| Other | |
|---|---|
| TV Tuner | No |
| SLI/Crossfire Support | Yes |
| Slots Occupied | 2 |
| Windows XP x64 Driver | Yes |
| Included Hardware | DVI-to-VGA adpater, HDMI adapter, Composite adapter, Crossfire adapter |
| Labor Warranty (years) | Two |
| Parts Warranty (years) | Two |
| Weekday Support Hours | 9 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 0 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 0 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
Design Fair: 62
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