Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs Quadro FX 2500M

Place in the ranking	1289	211
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.65
Power efficiency	0.89	10.08
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	G71	Vega 10
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	29 September 2005 (20 years ago)	13 August 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

FX 2500M and Pro WX 8200 have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	32	3584
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	336.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	10.75 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	24	224
L1 Cache	no data	896 KB
L2 Cache	no data	4 MB

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	GDDR3	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

4x mini-DisplayPort

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.125

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX 2500M 0.52

Pro WX 8200 30.11
+5690%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 2500M 217
Samples: 24

Pro WX 8200 12469
+5646%

Samples: 109

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

−5400%

55−60
+5400%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5650%	230−240 +5650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −5525%	450−500 +5525%
Valorant	27−30 −5641%	1550−1600 +5641%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	16−18 −5488%	950−1000 +5488%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Dota 2	10−12 −5355%	600−650 +5355%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5650%	230−240 +5650%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −5525%	450−500 +5525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −5500%	280−290 +5500%
Valorant	27−30 −5641%	1550−1600 +5641%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Dota 2	10−12 −5355%	600−650 +5355%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5650%	230−240 +5650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −5525%	450−500 +5525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −5500%	280−290 +5500%
Valorant	27−30 −5641%	1550−1600 +5641%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −5567%	170−180 +5567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2−3 −5400%	110−120 +5400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −4900%	300−310 +4900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −5400%	110−120 +5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −5614%	800−850 +5614%
Valorant	3−4 −5567%	170−180 +5567%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3
−5400%

110−120

+5400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3
−5400%

110−120

+5400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	30.11
Recency	29 September 2005	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	230 Watt

FX 2500M has 411% lower power consumption.

Pro WX 8200, on the other hand, has a 5690% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro WX 8200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro WX 8200 is a workstation one.

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Community ratings

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