Friday, June 15th 2007

Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB GDDR4 pixelated

Seems like AMD still has some aces up their sleeves. After the lackluster performance of the R600 based cards, a very interesting Radeon HD 2600XT has been spotted. The card features 512MB GDDR4 at 0.7ns which runs at 1430 MHz, which is a large bump when compared to the standard 1100 MHz of a "normal" HD 2600 XT. The core runs at the usual 800 MHz. In addition to this, the card features one DVI and one HDMI port.
Source: PCINLIFE
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28 Comments on Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB GDDR4 pixelated

#1
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
DDR4 should be on ALL new ATi cads.
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#2
Pinchy
Not enough supply of GDDR4 for all cards.
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#4
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
That's the HDMI port. Its small and awesome. Best picture and sound quality out period. This actually looks pretty awesome. Id choose this card right here over the 2900 XT based solely on price. I know it wont perform as high, but with that quiet zalman cooler (which means the zalman cooler on newegg.com will fit the hd2900xt) is awesome.
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#5
freaksavior
To infinity ... and beyond!
this is called torture! I like the looks of the hd2900xt but


i'm sry guys! i just couldn't resist putting that up!
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#6
L|NK|N
I really want one of these!
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#7
FatForester
mmm i smell upgrade. and paris hilton? haha she's a dolt!
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#8
mandelore
that looks well nice with the HDMI port :) core runs at usual 800mhz? the stock 2900xt (non 1gb) has stock at 750 dont it?
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#11
OnBoard
Looks better than mine : o (same cooler, but less crap on the circuit board). Wonder if this could actually beat mine in SM3.0&2.0 performance. Still hoping they bring out some HD2900GT/GTO/PRO that has the speed and the price to be the next "me wanna".
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#12
Casheti
freaksaviorthis is called torture! I like the looks of the hd2900xt but


i'm sry guys! i just couldn't resist putting that up!
Yea the T-Shirt is hot but...

She's not... :shadedshu

Anyways, why the hell would anybody buy a white Escalade? What a frikkin' n00b... then again why would you buy an Escalade, period.
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#13
magibeg
I like that card simply for the power requirements!
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#14
GLD
That looks like a 6 pin power connector on the card. I though the 2400 and 2600's were supposed to not be needing those. The 6 pin would be fine with me, just saying.

Paris, I'd push here around like a wheelbarrow, and drive her like a stolen car. :)
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#15
russianboy
GLDThat looks like a 6 pin power connector on the card. I though the 2400 and 2600's were supposed to not be needing those. The 6 pin would be fine with me, just saying.

Paris, I'd push here around like a wheelbarrow, and drive her like a stolen car. :)
I'd just take her money and shove her in the neighborhood dumpster.
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#16
KennyT772
WarEagleAUThat's the HDMI port. Its small and awesome. Best picture and sound quality out period. This actually looks pretty awesome. Id choose this card right here over the 2900 XT based solely on price. I know it wont perform as high, but with that quiet zalman cooler (which means the zalman cooler on newegg.com will fit the hd2900xt) is awesome.
different core dude, im guessing the 2400/2600's dont have the recessed core compared to the shim.
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#17
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
DVI, HDMI, lowish power (i assume the more/faster memory made the extra power neccesary, but it should still be < 125W)

I have more than one system, so depending on its release date, this may make it into my HTPC (or a cheaper model with the same cooler)
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#18
tkpenalty
I wouldnt say that the R600 gave a "lackluster performance"
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#19
Sovereign
CashetiAnyways, why the hell would anybody buy a white Escalade? What a frikkin' n00b... then again why would you buy an Escalade, period.
WTF??? Ooooh wait, your british! That explains things... :slap:

Anyhow, this looks like a nice card. I'd definitely consider for a future upgrade. Now the wait and see how much it'll dent your wallet game takes place...
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#20
Pinchy
If its cheap and performs well....out goes my X1950 PRO and in come two of these :).
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#21
JrRacinFan
Served 5k and counting ...
Oooh Ahhh! I am an Nvidia man but dang it looks so pretty and so fine, gotta get one to make it mine! LOL


PS, IM SUCHA DORK!
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#22
InfDamarvel
Hopefully it overclocks good because thats what Im thinking this card might be good for. Im already thinking its going to outperform the 8600GTS but idk if it will out overclock it.
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#23
hat
Enthusiast
It comes with a zalman stock? That's just begging to be overclocked
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#24
tkpenalty
hatIt comes with a zalman stock? That's just begging to be overclocked
lol... the components used means its a card for overclocking as well..
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#25
devguy
hatIt comes with a zalman stock? That's just begging to be overclocked
Odd, I purchased that vf900 for my x800 and it came with several ramsinks. Seeing as how this is supposed to be an upper middle range card of today, I wonder why they didn't put the Zalman ramsinks if they used the vf900...

They actually do make a difference. I managed to get my ram up an extra 32mhz (64mhz ddr) after applying the ramsinks by themselves (it actually surprised me how much they helped).
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