HD Graphics 2500 vs Radeon HD 4870
Aggregate performance score
Radeon HD 4870 outperforms HD Graphics 2500 by a whopping 421% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 683 | 1138 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 June 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
| Current price | $162 (0.5x MSRP) | $521 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI HD 4870 and HD Graphics 2500 have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 800 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 6.900 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops | 13.8 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 4870 and HD Graphics 2500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 250 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
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 HD | 35−40
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| 7
−400%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.54 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 25 June 2008 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 22 nm |
The Radeon HD 4870 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4870 is a desktop card while HD Graphics 2500 is a notebook 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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