Radeon Vega 7 vs Quadro FX 2500M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 2500M with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.
Vega 7 outperforms FX 2500M by a whopping 1232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1206 | 526 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 39 |
| Power efficiency | 0.89 | 11.84 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (19 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 500 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 28 |
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 | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
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 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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 Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1173%
|
140−150
+1173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−1067%
|
350−400
+1067%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1173%
|
140−150
+1173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−1067%
|
350−400
+1067%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1173%
|
140−150
+1173%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−1067%
|
350−400
+1067%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 7.46 |
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
Vega 7 has a 1232.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Vega 7 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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