Radeon HD 5470 vs HD Graphics 2500

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Aggregated performance score

HD Graphics 2500
2012
System Shared System Shared
0.68

Radeon HD 5470 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11341131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Cedar
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)13 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price$521 $73

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 2500 and ATI HD 5470 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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 cores680
Core clock speed650 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown19 Watt
Texture fill rate6.9005.200
Floating-point performance13.8 gflops104.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon HD 5470 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-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 SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data6.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.04.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.80N/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 HD8
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8−9
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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and ATI HD 5470 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5470 is 0% faster than HD Graphics 2500 in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.69
Recency 1 April 2012 13 February 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 512 MB
Chip lithography 22 nm 40 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon HD 5470.

Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5470 is a desktop 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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