HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce 8600M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8600M GT with HD Graphics 2500, including specs and performance data.

8600M GT
2007
512 MB DDR2, 20 Watt
0.29

HD Graphics 2500 outperforms 8600M GT by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13361175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.99no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameG84Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date31 December 2007 (16 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 cores3248
Core clock speed475 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistors289 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate7.6006.900
Floating-point processing power0.0608 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs81
TMUs166

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
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed400 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL3.34.0
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80
CUDA1.1-

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.

8600M GT 0.29
HD Graphics 2500 0.69
+138%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8600M GT 1040
HD Graphics 2500 1931
+85.6%

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 HD2−3
−250%
7
+250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

This is how 8600M GT and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 2500 is 250% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD Graphics 2500 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 2500 is ahead in 26 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 0.69
Recency 31 December 2007 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 80 nm 22 nm

HD Graphics 2500 has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 263.6% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 2500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GT is a notebook card while HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop one.


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