Intel HD Graphics 2500 videocard review

HD Graphics 2500 videocard released by Intel; release date: 1 April 2012. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Generation 7.0 microarchitecture codenamed Ivy Bridge GT1.

Core clock speed - 650 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1150 MHz. Texture fill rate - 1.15 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 6. Floating-point performance - 13.8 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Transistors count - 392 million.

Memory bus width - 64 / 128 Bit. Shared memory - 1.

Benchmarks

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345083

250

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36466

Name	Value
Geekbench - OpenCL	250
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Metro: Last Light (2013)
3. BioShock Infinite (2013)
4. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
5. SimCity (2013)
6. Tomb Raider (2013)

7. Crysis 3 (2013)
8. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
10. Battlefield 3 (2011)
11. Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
12. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
13. World of Warcraft (2005)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	79.50
Medium, 1366x768	37.50
High, 1366x768	19.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	11.07
Medium, 1366x768	9.84
High, 1366x768	9.64

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	17.66
Medium, 1366x768	8.00
High, 1366x768	6.96

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	145.00
Medium, 1366x768	26.00
High, 1366x768	13.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.30

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768	14.80
Medium, 1366x768	8.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	20.10
Medium, 1366x768	10.90
High, 1366x768	7.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768

13.80

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	19.25
Medium, 1366x768	11.15
High, 1366x768	3.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	1.90

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768

18.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	16.80
Medium, 1366x768	11.00

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Low, 1024x768	46.00
Medium, 1024x768	22.20
High, 1024x768	18.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.60

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	50.80
Medium, 1024x768	20.90
High, 1024x768	12.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	3.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600	104.00
Medium, 1024x768	29.00

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 2500

CPU	Type	Codename	Release date	Cores count	Max frequency
Intel Core i5-3570T	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	April 2012	4	3.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	April 2012	4	3.70 GHz
Intel Core i5-3450S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	April 2012	4	3.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-3450	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	April 2012	4	3.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-3470	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	8 April 2012	4	3.60 GHz
Intel Core i3-3220	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	8 April 2012	2	3.3 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	23 April 2012	4	3.70 GHz
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2	Server	Ivy Bridge	May 2012	4	3.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-3570S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	June 2012	4	3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-3570	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	June 2012	4	3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-3470T	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	June 2012	2	3.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-3470S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	June 2012	4	3.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-3330S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	September 2012	4	3.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-3330	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	September 2012	4	3.20 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240T	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	September 2012	2	2.9 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	September 2012	2	3.4 GHz
Intel Core i3-3220T	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	September 2012	2	2.8 GHz
Intel Core i3-3210	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	January 2013	2	3.2 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	Q2'13	2
Intel Core i3-3250T	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	Q2'13	2
Intel Core i5-3340	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	Q3'13	4	3.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-3340S	Desktop	Ivy Bridge	Q3'13	4	3.30 GHz

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1
Launch date	1 April 2012
Place in performance rating	1706
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	13.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Pipelines	6
Texture fill rate	1.15 GTexel / s
Transistor count	392 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	large
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.0
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory	1