GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 6673% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1220 | 96 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 65.01 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 24 June 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 12.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 32 |
| TMUs | 6 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 8
−6150%
| 500−550
+6150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−861%
|
260−270
+861%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12
−2225%
|
270−280
+2225%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−6567%
|
800−850
+6567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3050%
|
180−190
+3050%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−861%
|
260−270
+861%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−6567%
|
800−850
+6567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3050%
|
180−190
+3050%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−6507%
|
1850−1900
+6507%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 130−140 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−11467%
|
300−350
+11467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−6329%
|
450−500
+6329%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−13400%
|
130−140
+13400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−613%
|
110−120
+613%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−7100%
|
280−290
+7100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RTX 5050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 6150% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 13400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 18 tests (51%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (49%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 42.67 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 24 June 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 5050 Mobile has a 6673% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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