Quadro FX 2500M vs UHD Graphics 620

Place in performance ranking	810	1217
Place by popularity	26	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9.5 (2017)	G7x (2005−2007)
GPU code name	Kaby-Lake-Refresh GT2	G71glm
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 September 2017 (7 years ago)	29 September 2005 (18 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 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	24	32
Core clock speed	300 MHz	8 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.60	12.00
Floating-point performance	0.4416 gflops	no data

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	PCIe 3.0 x1	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	LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
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 outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.103	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

UHD Graphics 620 2.67
+377%

FX 2500M 0.56

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

UHD Graphics 620 1030
+375%

FX 2500M 217

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	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
1440p	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
4K	8 +700%	1−2 −700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6
+100%

3−4

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +443%	7−8 −443%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 +264%	10−12 −264%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	36 +414%	7−8 −414%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 +209%	10−12 −209%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5 −120%	10−12 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −233%	10−11 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
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	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how UHD Graphics 620 and FX 2500M compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 620 is 550% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics 620 is 467% faster in 1440p
UHD Graphics 620 is 700% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 620 is 1500% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FX 2500M is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 620 is ahead in 31 test (89%)
FX 2500M is ahead in 2 tests (6%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.67	0.56
Recency	1 September 2017	29 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

UHD Graphics 620 has a 376.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 620 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.