HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and HD Graphics 2500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Ti
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.37
+2272%

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 2272% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3281172
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.97no data
Power efficiency15.21no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGP107Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores76848
Core clock speed1291 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattunknown
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.826.900
Floating-point processing power2.138 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs321
TMUs486

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7008 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth112 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.80
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.37
+2272%
HD Graphics 2500 0.69

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 Ti 9453
+2597%
HD Graphics 2500 351

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Ti 7485
+2254%
HD Graphics 2500 318

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Ti 50939
+1856%
HD Graphics 2500 2605

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 HD50
+525%
8
−525%
1440p29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
4K25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.78no data
1440p4.79no data
4K5.56no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Battlefield 5 53
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+2525%
4−5
−2525%
Hitman 3 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+645%
10−12
−645%
Metro Exodus 56
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 64
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Battlefield 5 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Far Cry 5 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+2525%
4−5
−2525%
Hitman 3 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+645%
10−12
−645%
Metro Exodus 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50
+733%
6−7
−733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+500%
4−5
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Far Cry 5 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Hitman 3 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45
+309%
10−12
−309%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+617%
6−7
−617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+160%
10−11
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+2400%
3−4
−2400%
Hitman 3 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 32
+967%
3−4
−967%
Metro Exodus 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+4850%
2−3
−4850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Metro Exodus 14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is 525% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 2800% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 2400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 4850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1050 Ti surpassed HD Graphics 2500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.37 0.69
Recency 25 October 2016 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

GTX 1050 Ti has a 2272.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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