Radeon RX 6300 vs HD Graphics 2500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon RX 6300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2500
2012
0.66

RX 6300 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 2020% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1185366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data31.38
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)no data

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 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors392 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown32 Watt
Texture fill rate6.90097.92
Floating-point processing power0.1104 TFLOPS3.133 TFLOPS
ROPs132
TMUs648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 x4
WidthIGPIGP
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 Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared32 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 outputs2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI-+

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
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.801.3

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 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−2011%
190−200
+2011%
Fortnite 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2011%
190−200
+2011%
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
−1983%
250−260
+1983%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−2011%
190−200
+2011%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2011%
190−200
+2011%

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
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RX 6300 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6300 is 1900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 13.99
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm

RX 6300 has a 2019.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 266.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.

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