ATI Radeon HD 4650 vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with Radeon HD 4650, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics 2500 outperforms ATI HD 4650 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1181 | 1205 |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.95 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | RV730 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 10 September 2008 (16 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 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 48 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 19.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 0.384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 6 | 32 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 193 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | N/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 HD | 8
+14.3%
| 7−8
−14.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and ATI HD 4650 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 2500 is 14% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 0.62 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 10 September 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 55 nm |
HD Graphics 2500 has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 2500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4650 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4650 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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