Radeon Pro W6900X vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with Radeon Pro W6900X, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6900X outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 6394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1195 | 81 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.14 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.27 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 48 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 2150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 688.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 22.02 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 128 |
| TMUs | 6 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.2 |
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
−6150%
| 500−550
+6150%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 10.00 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−6150%
|
500−550
+6150%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−6279%
|
1850−1900
+6279%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12
−6150%
|
750−800
+6150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−6150%
|
750−800
+6150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−6150%
|
500−550
+6150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−6279%
|
1850−1900
+6279%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−6150%
|
750−800
+6150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−6150%
|
500−550
+6150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−6279%
|
1850−1900
+6279%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6233%
|
950−1000
+6233%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and Pro W6900X compete in popular games:
- Pro W6900X is 6150% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.67 | 43.51 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 3 August 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
Pro W6900X has a 6394% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro W6900X 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 Pro W6900X is a workstation one.
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