RTX A400 vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.66

RTX A400 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 1962% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1184375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.50
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1GA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year 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 cores48768
Core clock speed650 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors392 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.90042.29
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs116
TMUs624
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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 data163 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
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 HD8
−1900%
160−170
+1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Fortnite 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
World of Tanks 12
−1900%
240−250
+1900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
World of Tanks 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Valorant 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Dota 2 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
Valorant 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A400 is 1900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 13.61
Recency 1 April 2012 16 April 2024
Chip lithography 22 nm 8 nm

RTX A400 has a 1962.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.


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