Iris Pro Graphics P6300 vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and Iris Pro Graphics P6300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.69

Iris Pro Graphics P6300 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 510% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1167677
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.44
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Broadwell GT3e
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)5 September 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores48384
Core clock speed650 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors392 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown15 Watt
Texture fill rate6.90038.40
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS0.6144 TFLOPS
ROPs16
TMUs648

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP
WidthIGPIGP

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.04.4
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.801.1.80

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 HD7
−471%
40−45
+471%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−500%
180−190
+500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−500%
180−190
+500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−500%
180−190
+500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and Iris Pro Graphics P6300 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics P6300 is 471% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 4.21
Recency 1 April 2012 5 September 2014
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Iris Pro Graphics P6300 has a 510.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Pro Graphics P6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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Community ratings

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