HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce 7900 GT
Aggregated performance score
HD Graphics 2500 outperforms GeForce 7900 GT by a minimal 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1142 | 1135 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 March 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Current price | $241 | $521 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
7900 GT and HD Graphics 2500 have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | no data | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 48 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 10.80 | 6.900 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 13.8 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 7900 GT and HD Graphics 2500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1320 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
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 HD | 7−8
−14.3%
| 8
+14.3%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.67 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 9 March 2006 | 1 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 7900 GT and HD Graphics 2500.
Be aware that GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop card while HD Graphics 2500 is a notebook 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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