GeForce 7600 GS vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and GeForce 7600 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 2500 outperforms 7600 GS by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1194 | 1272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.03 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | G73 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 22 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $84.99 |
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 cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 4.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 6 | 12 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | N/A |
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
+100%
| 4−5
−100%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 21.25 |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+81.3%
|
16−18
−81.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+81.3%
|
16−18
−81.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+81.3%
|
16−18
−81.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and 7600 GS compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 2500 is 100% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 22 March 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
HD Graphics 2500 has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 2500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7600 GS in performance tests.
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