Radeon 620 vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with Radeon 620, including specs and performance data.
620 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1188 | 856 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.27 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Polaris 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 13 May 2019 (5 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 cores | 48 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 24.58 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 0.7864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 6 | 24 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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
−238%
| 27−30
+238%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−41.4%
|
40−45
+41.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12
−267%
|
40−45
+267%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−41.4%
|
40−45
+41.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−41.4%
|
40−45
+41.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 620 is 238% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 620 is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 620 is ahead in 30 tests (56%)
- there's a draw in 24 tests (44%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 2.07 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 13 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics 2500 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Radeon 620, on the other hand, has a 245% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 years.
The Radeon 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop card while Radeon 620 is a notebook one.
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