GeForce2 PRO vs Radeon HD 7500G
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1150 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Trinity | NV15 A5 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 5 December 2000 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 327 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 424 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.784 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.2171 gflops | no data |
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).
| Interface | IGP | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 183 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 5 December 2000 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 150 nm |
HD 7500G has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 368.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7500G and GeForce2 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7500G is a notebook card while GeForce2 PRO 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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