Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro RTX 6000 vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregated performance score
Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by 7065% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1134 | 57 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 10.06 |
Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) | Turing (2018−2021) |
GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | TU102 |
Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years old) | 13 August 2018 (5 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,299 |
Current price | $521 | $3083 (0.5x MSRP) |
HD Graphics 2500 and RTX 6000 have a nearly equal value for money.
Technical specs
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 | 6 | 4608 |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1440 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1770 MHz |
Number of transistors | 392 million | 18,600 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 260 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 509.8 |
Floating-point performance | 13.8 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on HD Graphics 2500 and Quadro RTX 6000 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 | large | no data |
Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 267 mm |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 24 GB |
Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 14000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 672.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
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
−6775%
| 550−600
+6775%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−6775%
|
550−600
+6775%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−6567%
|
400−450
+6567%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−6775%
|
550−600
+6775%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−6567%
|
400−450
+6567%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−6775%
|
550−600
+6775%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−6900%
|
280−290
+6900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−7043%
|
500−550
+7043%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−6900%
|
210−220
+6900%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−6900%
|
350−400
+6900%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- RTX 6000 is 6775% faster than HD Graphics 2500
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.68 | 48.72 |
Recency | 1 April 2012 | 13 August 2018 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 24 GB |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 12 nm |
The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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