HD Graphics 2500 vs Radeon R7 M380

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M380 with HD Graphics 2500, including specs and performance data.

R7 M380
2015
4 GB DDR3
4.32
+526%

R7 M380 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6691167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameTropoIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 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 cores64048
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed915 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rate36.606.900
Floating-point processing power1.171 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs161
TMUs406

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.0
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.1.80
Mantle+-

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 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%

1440p
Epic Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 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 R7 M380 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M380 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 R7 M380 is 1250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R7 M380 surpassed HD Graphics 2500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.32 0.69
Recency 5 May 2015 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

R7 M380 has a 526.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

HD Graphics 2500, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M380 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M380 is a notebook card while HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop one.


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