Quadro FX 2500M vs Radeon HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	908	1213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.85
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	no data	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	8 February 2012 (12 years ago)	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	880	32
Core clock speed	400 / 600 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	500 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	12.00
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	24

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	no data	large
Interface	no data	MXM-III

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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 GB/s
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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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

24
+243%

7−8

−243%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

14.28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics and FX 2500M compete in popular games:

HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is 243% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.90	0.56
Recency	8 February 2012	29 September 2005
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm

HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics has a 239.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6620G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.