HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce 9600 GSO 512

Place in performance ranking	1096	1137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code name	G94	Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2008 (15 years ago)	1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$75	$521

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9600 GSO 512 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	48	6
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1150 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	unknown
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.6 billion/sec	6.900
Floating-point performance	156 gflops	13.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9600 GSO 512 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 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	2-way	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	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	57.6 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	Two Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.0
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
CUDA	+	no data

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

8−9
+14.3%

−14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%