HD Graphics 2500 vs ATI Radeon HD 4770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4770 and HD Graphics 2500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4770
2009
512 MB GDDR5, 80 Watt
2.26
+237%

ATI HD 4770 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking8611185
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Power efficiency2.01no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameRV740Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 April 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores64048
Core clock speed750 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistors826 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate24.006.900
Floating-point processing power0.96 TFLOPS0.1104 TFLOPS
ROPs161
TMUs326

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length203 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.0
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80

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 HD24−27
+200%
8
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
World of Tanks 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4770 and HD Graphics 2500 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 4770 is 200% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.67
Recency 28 April 2009 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm

ATI HD 4770 has a 237.3% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 2500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4770 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.


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