HD Graphics 2500 vs GeForce GTX 980

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 and HD Graphics 2500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 165 Watt
27.81
+4051%

GTX 980 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 4051% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2081195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.66no data
Power efficiency11.92no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGM204Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores204848
Core clock speed1064 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate155.66.900
Floating-point processing power4.981 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs641
TMUs1286

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-

API and SDK 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
OpenGL4.54.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.80
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.

GTX 980 27.81
+4051%
HD Graphics 2500 0.67

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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 980 17605
+4923%
HD Graphics 2500 351

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.

GTX 980 37997
+1868%
HD Graphics 2500 1931

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 980 12938
+3969%
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 980 85374
+3178%
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 HD94
+1075%
8
−1075%
1440p51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
4K390−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.84no data
1440p10.76no data
4K14.08no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+5100%
3−4
−5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Battlefield 5 109
+5350%
2−3
−5350%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+5100%
3−4
−5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
Far Cry 5 80
+7900%
1−2
−7900%
Fortnite 242
+4740%
5−6
−4740%
Forza Horizon 4 90
+2150%
4−5
−2150%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+1063%
8−9
−1063%
Valorant 170−180
+514%
27−30
−514%
Battlefield 5 90
+4400%
2−3
−4400%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+5100%
3−4
−5100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+2125%
12
−2125%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
Dota 2 120−130
+975%
12−14
−975%
Far Cry 5 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Fortnite 116
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Forza Horizon 4 83
+1975%
4−5
−1975%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+888%
8−9
−888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+1317%
6−7
−1317%
Valorant 170−180
+514%
27−30
−514%
Battlefield 5 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
Dota 2 120−130
+975%
12−14
−975%
Far Cry 5 69
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 56
+600%
8−9
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+667%
6−7
−667%
Valorant 170−180
+514%
27−30
−514%
Fortnite 91
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+6200%
3−4
−6200%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+4275%
4−5
−4275%
Valorant 210−220
+4240%
5−6
−4240%
Battlefield 5 62
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 48
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 48
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Fortnite 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 59
+293%
14−16
−293%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18 0−1
Metro Exodus 21−24 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29 0−1
Valorant 160−170
+3900%
4−5
−3900%
Battlefield 5 32 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Dota 2 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Far Cry 5 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 34 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Fortnite 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%

This is how GTX 980 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 is 1075% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 is 5000% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 is 6200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 surpassed HD Graphics 2500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.81 0.67
Recency 19 September 2014 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

GTX 980 has a 4050.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

HD Graphics 2500, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

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