ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon HD 2900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.69

ATI HD 2900 XT outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1175931
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiencyno data0.55
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1R600
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)14 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48320
Core clock speed650 MHz743 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million720 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown215 Watt
Texture fill rate6.90011.89
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS0.4755 TFLOPS
ROPs116
TMUs616

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared512 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared828 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data106.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.03.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.80N/A

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
−129%
16−18
+129%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data24.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and ATI HD 2900 XT compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 2900 XT is 129% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 1.71
Recency 1 April 2012 14 May 2007
Chip lithography 22 nm 80 nm

HD Graphics 2500 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 263.6% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 2900 XT, on the other hand, has a 147.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 2900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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