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PowerColor Radeon HD2600 XT

Chip Set: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Poor • Price When Reviewed: $150
Last updated
September 12, 2007
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Cons
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $150 (9/12/2007)
  • Performance:Poor: 58
  • Features:Fair: 62
  • Design:Fair: 62

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $150

Very Inexpensive: $150

Performance 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
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
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
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Fair: 62

Fair: 62
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