HD Graphics 2500 vs Iris Pro Graphics 6200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Pro Graphics 6200 with HD Graphics 2500, including specs and performance data.

Iris Pro Graphics 6200
2014
15 Watt
3.95
+472%

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6971175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.05no data
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT3eIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 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 cores38448
Core clock speed300 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors189 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate52.806.900
Floating-point processing power0.8448 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs61
TMUs486

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo 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 (11_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.0
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.80

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 3.95
+472%
HD Graphics 2500 0.69

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 2766
+689%
HD Graphics 2500 351

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 1737
+446%
HD Graphics 2500 318

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.

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 15388
+491%
HD Graphics 2500 2605

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 HD40−45
+471%
7
−471%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 6200 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics 6200 is 471% 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 Iris Pro Graphics 6200 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Pro Graphics 6200 surpassed HD Graphics 2500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.95 0.69
Recency 5 September 2014 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

Iris Pro Graphics 6200 has a 472.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Pro Graphics 6200 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Pro Graphics 6200 is a notebook card while HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop one.


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