ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO is the founder of support for DirectX tenth version for video cards of this manufacturer. The RV630 graphics core, which is made using a 65-nanometer technological processor, was used in the creation of Radeon video cards. Eight pieces of texture conveyors and unified processors, of which 120 pieces, were used to create the chip.
Options from Sapphire
The general characteristics of the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO are the same between the various variations, but the difference between the model and Sapphire is that the plug-in interface complies with the PCI Express X16 standard. This slot allows you to use the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD2600 PRO graphics card in modern generation motherboards.
The type of memory used is GDDR2, and its size is 512 megabytes. The maximum available image resolution is 2560 x 1600. There are two DVI-I format outputs that support communication via an adapter for VGA cables. You can use two HDMI connectors to transmit high-quality digital signals.
Sapphire’s ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO comes with a driver disc, user manual, and gift voucher for installing Valve games for free.
The appearance of the video card is presented in the form of a medium-sized printed circuit board, on top of which a cooler, a cooling chip, is installed. In appearance, you can also determine that this model is not able to support CrossFireX technology, which allows you to combine multiple video cards for high performance.
Options from Sapphire with AGP
The difference between this ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO model is that it is suitable for old-generation motherboards that have an AGP interface. Such a move allowed the company to take the lead in both niches of trade and not lag behind competitors.
As for the technical characteristics, they do not differ from the previous representative of this graphics adapter.
The video card package contains a driver disk for ease of use and detection of a graphics card in the system, an adapter for VGA monitors, a tulips cable for video output, and a DVI-I cable. The box also does not differ from the version with PCI Express X16, except for a sticker on the side that indicates a connection via the AGP port.
Advantage Modification
The third version of the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics card is built on the same core as the previous two models, and it was released in August 2007. The graphics chip is located on 390 transistors, and the size is 153 square millimeters. Connect to the motherboard using the PCI Express X16 interface. Most importantly, it is this modification that allows you to connect and combine two video cards on the motherboard.
As for the amount of memory, here it is half as much as in the two previous versions. 256 megabytes of type GDDR2 and a 128-bit bus provide 16 gigabit per second throughput.
The video card occupies only one slot and consumes no more than 35 watts of energy. As for the outputs for connecting to peripherals, everything is scarce - two DVI outputs and one output for connecting to the S-Video jack.
Conclusion
Despite the worthy technical data, we can conclude that the memory size of 512 megabytes for such characteristics is not needed, as this negatively affects the availability of the product in terms of price. With such technical potential, 256 megabytes of video memory is enough to not only run simple applications, but also mid-level games.