HD Graphics 2500 vs Quadro M5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M5000 with HD Graphics 2500, including specs and performance data.
M5000 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 3422% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 231 | 1175 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.09 | no data |
Power efficiency | 11.12 | no data |
Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
GPU code name | GM204 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
Release date | 29 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2,856.99 | 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 | 2048 | 48 |
Core clock speed | 861 MHz | 650 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 392 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | unknown |
Texture fill rate | 132.9 | 6.900 |
Floating-point processing power | 4.252 TFLOPS | 0.1104 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 64 | 1 |
TMUs | 128 | 6 |
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).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | IGP |
Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | no data |
SLI options | + | - |
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 | 256 Bit | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | Up to 211 GB/s | 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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
Mosaic | + | no data |
High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 | 11.1 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.0 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.80 |
CUDA | 5.2 | - |
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 | 240−250
+3329%
| 7
−3329%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 11.90 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Quadro M5000 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:
- Quadro M5000 is 3329% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 35 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 24.30 | 0.69 |
Recency | 29 June 2015 | 1 April 2012 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Quadro M5000 has a 3421.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.
HD Graphics 2500, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 2500 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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