Intel HD Graphics 2500 vs Intel HD Graphics 2000
Intel HD Graphics 2500
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The Intel HD Graphics 2500 (or Ivy Bridge GT1) is an integrated graphics card in the Ivy Bridge codenamed desktop processors. It is the successor the the Intel HD Graphics 2000 in the Sandy Bridge CPUs and performs between the old HD 2000 and 3000 GPU (see benchmarks below). Usually it is used in the cheaper desktop Ivy bridge CPUs. The mobile version is simply called Intel HD Graphics and integrated in the Pentium and Celeron line.
Compared to the faster HD Graphics 4000, the 2500 one features less Execution Units (6 versus 16) and only one texture sampler. Therefore, the performance is clearly worse and only suited for low demanding gaming. Intel states a 10 to 15% higher performance compared to the old Sandy Bridge based HD Graphics 2000. Therefore, only older casual games with low requirements are playable with the HD 2500.
A speciality of the Ivy Bridge GPUs is that 4x MSAA is supported in hardware now. However, 2x is only supported through software. The algorithm to support 2x is going through the 4x pipeline with a software algorithm, so performance is similar to 4x MSAA.
The integrated video decoder called Multi Format Codec Engine (MFX) was also improved and should allow even simultaneus 4K video decoding. DXVAChecker lists MPEG2, VC1, WMV9, and H264 as supported codecs. QuickSync for fast transcoding of videos was also optimized for higher performance and better image quality.
Another new feature is the support for up to 3 independent displays as AMD offers with theirs Eyefinity support (up to 6 displays).
Due to the 22nm 3D Tri-Gate production process, the power consumption is relatively low (the development was focused on performance per Watt).
Intel HD Graphics 2000
► remove from comparisonThe Intel HD Graphics 2000 (or Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD 2000 or GMA HD 2000) is an integrated graphics card in the Sandy Bridge codenamed processors. It is included in slower mobile processors (Pentium brand e.g. but called only Intel HD Graphics) and in most desktop processors. The HD Graphics 2000 has no dedicated memory but shares the fast Level 3 Cache with the CPU cores and also part of the main memory. Due to Turbo Boost, the GPU can be overclocked depending on the current CPU load and power consumption. The GMA HD 2000 offers only half of the 12 Execution Units (EUs) of the Intel GMA HD 3000.
Because of the halfed amount of shaders, the gaming performance is only compareable to the old Intel GMA HD (in the Arrandale CPUs). Our tests with a desktop i5-2400 showed a performance level of a Geforce G 105M e.g. which is slightly faster. Therefore, only low demanding games like Sims 3 or World of Warcraft can be played in low detail settings fluently.
Altought 2x Antialiasing (AA) is supported, the chip is as fast as when rendering 4x AA. In the Unigine Valley benchmark a similar HD 3000 i7-2637M for example reached the same score with 2x AA and 4x AA.
In addition to the GPU, the chip also houses some dedicated units for decoding and encoding HD videos. On the IDF Intel demonstrated the encoding of a 3 minute long 1080p video to an iPhone compatible format in 640x360 in only 14s. Another novelty of the Sandy Bridge GPU is the embedded DisplayPort eDP to connect internal Displays.
Due to the integration in the 32nm built CPU and the halfed amount of shaders, the power consumption of the GPU should be quite low and also suited for small and light laptops.
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| Codename | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Sandy Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 6 - unified | 6 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 650 - 1150 (Boost) MHz | 850/1100 - 1350 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit | 64/128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| API | DirectX 11.0, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Announcement | 01.04.2012 | 01.02.2011 |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel HD Graphics 2500
specvp11 snx-01 + Intel HD Graphics 2500
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics 2500 → 100% n=8
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics 2000 → 59% n=8
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Fifa 13
2012
F1 2012
2012
Guild Wars 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Fifa 12
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
Fifa 11
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010
CoD Modern Warfare 2
2009
Risen
2009
Resident Evil 5
2009
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
2009
Sims 3
2009
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
2008
Left 4 Dead
2008
Far Cry 2
2008
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
2007
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
2007
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
2007
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
2005
Quake 4
2005
World of Warcraft
2005
Counter-Strike Source
2004
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
1999Average Gaming Intel HD Graphics 2500 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Intel HD Graphics 2000 → 86%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 92%
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Metro: Last Light | 11.07 | 9.84 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 17.66 | 8 | 6.96 | |||||||||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 145 | 26 | 13.7 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
| SimCity | 14.8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 20.1 | 10.9 | 7.1 | |||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 13.8 | |||||||||||||
| Dead Space 3 | 45 | 18.8 | 13.5 | 7.3 | ||||||||||
| Far Cry 3 | 19 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed III | 13.8 | |||||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 19 | 11 | 3.8 | 1.9 | ||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Fifa 13 | 77 | 47 | 27 | 14.5 | ||||||||||
| F1 2012 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Guild Wars 2 | 37 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 80 | 38 | 19 | 11.7 | ||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 21.7 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 23.15 | 9.78 | 5.23 | 20 | 8 | |||||||||
| Battlefield 3 | 16.8 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Supreme Commander - FA Bench | 46 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 7.6 | 27 | 16 | ||||||||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark | 51 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 14 | ||||||||
| World of Warcraft | 104 | 29 | 144 | 36 | 9 | |||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 11 5 3 1 | 16 2 | 13 | 8 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 1 1 | 3 1 | 1 | | | |
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