Radeon RX 6500 vs HD Graphics 2500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 2801% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1137 | 265 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) | no data |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $521 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 6 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 13.8 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | no data |
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 | 7
−2757%
| 200−210
+2757%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5200%
|
50−55
+5200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
−3100%
|
60−65
+3100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−2850%
|
55−60
+2850%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5200%
|
50−55
+5200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
−3100%
|
60−65
+3100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−2850%
|
55−60
+2850%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−4200%
|
40−45
+4200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−2850%
|
55−60
+2850%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3200%
|
30−35
+3200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 3−4 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 21−24 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 4−5 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4500%
|
45−50
+4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2900%
|
90−95
+2900%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−5300%
|
50−55
+5300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4500%
|
45−50
+4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2900%
|
90−95
+2900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−3200%
|
65−70
+3200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−5300%
|
50−55
+5300%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4500%
|
45−50
+4500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5200%
|
50−55
+5200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2900%
|
90−95
+2900%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−3600%
|
35−40
+3600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−3200%
|
30−35
+3200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 12−14 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 20−22 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 8−9 |
This is how HD Graphics 2500 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 2757% faster in 1080p
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