Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.69

RX 7900 XTX outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 11584% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11758
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.71
Power efficiencyno data15.57
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores486144
Core clock speed650 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors392 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown355 Watt
Texture fill rate6.900959.2
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs1192
TMUs6384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.801.3

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD Graphics 2500 0.69
RX 7900 XTX 80.62
+11584%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD Graphics 2500 351
RX 7900 XTX 83322
+23672%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD Graphics 2500 1931
RX 7900 XTX 148746
+7605%

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.

HD Graphics 2500 318
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+20239%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 2500 2605
RX 7900 XTX 211480
+8020%

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
−3500%
252
+3500%
1440p1−2
−17000%
171
+17000%
4K0−1105

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.96
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data9.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7967%
242
+7967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4050%
166
+4050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7600%
231
+7600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−20000%
200−210
+20000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2491%
280−290
+2491%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−5733%
350−400
+5733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−413%
150−160
+413%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−8150%
330
+8150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6833%
208
+6833%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−20000%
200−210
+20000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2491%
280−290
+2491%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8817%
535
+8817%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−413%
150−160
+413%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3250%
134
+3250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6533%
199
+6533%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−3591%
406
+3591%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−7750%
471
+7750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2880%
298
+2880%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−427%
158
+427%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 120−130

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 132
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−14000%
141
+14000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1867%
110−120
+1867%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−10833%
328
+10833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−11900%
240−250
+11900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 107

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4650%
95−100
+4650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 283
+0%
283
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 241
+0%
241
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 210
+0%
210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 171
+0%
171
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 360
+0%
360
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 197
+0%
197
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 103
+0%
103
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 3500% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 17000% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 20000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 80.62
Recency 1 April 2012 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm

RX 7900 XTX has a 11584.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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