Radeon R7 A360 vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 with Radeon R7 A360, including specs and performance data.
R7 A360 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 127% 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 | 1227 | 1010 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Meso |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 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 cores | 48 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 27.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 0.864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 6 | 24 |
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 3.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 8
−125%
| 18−20
+125%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12
−125%
|
27−30
+125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−125%
|
27−30
+125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−125%
|
27−30
+125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and R7 A360 compete in popular games:
- R7 A360 is 125% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 1.45 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 5 May 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics 2500 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
R7 A360, on the other hand, has a 126.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.
The Radeon R7 A360 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R7 A360 is a notebook one.
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