HD Graphics 2500 vs HD Graphics P530

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics P530 and HD Graphics 2500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics P530
2015
1740 MB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
2.78
+303%

HD Graphics P530 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7941170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.83no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameSkylake GT2Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores19248
Core clock speed350 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors189 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate18.406.900
Floating-point processing power0.4416 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs31
TMUs166

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 3.0 x1PCIe 1.0 x16
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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1740 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.1.971.1.80

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 HD30−35
+275%
8
−275%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

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

This is how HD Graphics P530 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P530 is 275% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics P530 is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P530 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.78 0.69
Recency 1 September 2015 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

HD Graphics P530 has a 302.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics P530 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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