HD Graphics 2500 vs Quadro P4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4000 with HD Graphics 2500, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P4000
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
30.21
+4278%

P4000 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 4278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1891176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.45no data
Power efficiency19.81no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGP104Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$815 no data

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 cores179248
Core clock speed1202 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate165.86.900
Floating-point processing power5.304 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs641
TMUs1126

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1901 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Display Port1.4no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.54.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.80
CUDA6.1-

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 HD69
+763%
8
−763%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.81no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+556%
9−10
−556%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Elden Ring 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+4300%
2−3
−4300%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+556%
9−10
−556%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+2200%
6−7
−2200%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
Valorant 120−130
+5950%
2−3
−5950%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+4300%
2−3
−4300%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+556%
9−10
−556%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Dota 2 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Elden Ring 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+963%
8−9
−963%
Fortnite 140−150
+14200%
1−2
−14200%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+2200%
6−7
−2200%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−105
+4900%
2−3
−4900%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1856%
9−10
−1856%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+1920%
5−6
−1920%
Valorant 120−130
+5950%
2−3
−5950%
World of Tanks 270−280
+2183%
12
−2183%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+4300%
2−3
−4300%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+556%
9−10
−556%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Dota 2 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+963%
8−9
−963%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+2200%
6−7
−2200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1856%
9−10
−1856%
Valorant 120−130
+5950%
2−3
−5950%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Elden Ring 55−60
+5500%
1−2
−5500%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+4275%
4−5
−4275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1
World of Tanks 190−200
+9700%
2−3
−9700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2225%
4−5
−2225%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+2250%
2−3
−2250%
Valorant 85−90
+1620%
5−6
−1620%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30 0−1
Dota 2 55−60
+267%
14−16
−267%
Elden Ring 24−27 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+267%
14−16
−267%
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+267%
14−16
−267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Dota 2 55−60
+267%
14−16
−267%
Far Cry 5 40−45 0−1
Fortnite 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Valorant 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%

This is how Quadro P4000 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4000 is 763% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 14200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P4000 surpassed HD Graphics 2500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.21 0.69
Recency 6 February 2017 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 16 nm 22 nm

Quadro P4000 has a 4278.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop one.


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