Radeon 630 vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with Radeon 630, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.69

630 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 439% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1170705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.19
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Polaris 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)13 May 2019 (5 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 cores48512
Core clock speed650 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1218 MHz
Number of transistors392 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.90038.98
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs116
TMUs632

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 3.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
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 SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.801.2.131

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
−400%
40−45
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 8−9

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 3−4
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is 400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 630 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is ahead in 35 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (38%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 3.72
Recency 1 April 2012 13 May 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Radeon 630 has a 439.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 630 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 Radeon 630 is a notebook 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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