Comparing graphics card for minimum requirements

vvocor

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According to Minimum System Requirements I need (at least) GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900 Pro. Since I have a Radeon HD 2600 XT I figured (since 26 < 29) that my Graphics card is too weak. However when I compare details between the two I found that 2600 XT has a higher value for the Memory Clock (1100 MHz to 800 MHz) and Core Clock (800 to 600), for example. Which makes me wonder. Is my intuition right, that is, does a minimum requirement of HD 2900 Pro mean that HD 2600 XT wont cut it?

More data:

Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Vendor 1002

Subsystem ID 2542
Subsystem Vendor ID 1028

Bus Type PCI Express
Current Bus Setting PCI Express x16

Memory Size 256 MB
Memory Type DDR4

Core Clock in MHz 800 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 1100 MHz
 
Solution
Clocks don't tell the whole story. It's the architecture that matters. Number of shader and texture units, bus bandwidth, type of memory used, etc. In short, 2900Pro is a faster card than 2600XT regardless of clocks.

tomshardwarenoob

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