GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.69

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 4391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1175178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.36
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores482560
Core clock speed650 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors392 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown130 Watt
Texture fill rate6.900140.4
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs132
TMUs680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.801.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD7
−4186%
300−350
+4186%

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
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−3991%
450−500
+3991%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−4233%
1300−1350
+4233%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−3991%
450−500
+3991%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−4233%
1300−1350
+4233%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Hitman 3 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−3991%
450−500
+3991%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−4233%
1300−1350
+4233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Hitman 3 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RTX 3050 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 OEM is 4186% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 30.99
Recency 1 April 2012 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 22 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 OEM has a 4391.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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