Quadro FX 2500M vs HD Graphics 4200

Place in the ranking	1107	1211
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	17.25	0.87
Architecture	Generation 7.5 (2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Haswell GT2	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	2 September 2013 (11 years ago)	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	160	32
Core clock speed	200 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	392 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	12.00
Floating-point processing power	0.272 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	2	16
TMUs	20	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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	Ring Bus	MXM-III

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/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 HD

8
+100%

4−5

−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

25.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how HD Graphics 4200 and FX 2500M compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 4200 is 100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 4200 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 4200 is ahead in 17 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 18 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.99	0.56
Recency	2 September 2013	29 September 2005
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	45 Watt

HD Graphics 4200 has a 76.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1025% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4200 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.