HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Place in performance ranking	654	1138
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.29	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code name	GF116	Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$197 (1.3x MSRP)	$521

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti 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	192	6
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1150 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	unknown
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	6.900
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	13.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	98.4 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 DVI-IMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.0
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 550 Ti 4.02
+491%

HD Graphics 2500 0.68

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by 491% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 550 Ti 2272
+548%

HD Graphics 2500 351

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by 548% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 550 Ti 10229
+430%

HD Graphics 2500 1931

GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by 430% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p	38 +533%	6−7 −533%
Full HD	32 +357%	7 −357%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+433%

3−4
−433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Hitman 3	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Hitman 3	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+450%

10−11

−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Hitman 3	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+433%

3−4
−433%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%