AMD Radeon R7 265 vs Intel HD Graphics 2500

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 265 and Intel HD Graphics 2500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon R7 265

Intel HD Graphics 2500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 265

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
51.5x more texture fill rate: 59.2 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s
170.7x more pipelines: 1024 vs 6
137.2x better floating-point performance: 1,894 gflops vs 13.8 gflops

Launch date	13 February 2014 vs 1 April 2012
Texture fill rate	59.2 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 6
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops vs 13.8 gflops

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2500

Around 24% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 265
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 2500

Name	AMD Radeon R7 265	Intel HD Graphics 2500
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0
Geekbench - OpenCL		250

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 265	Intel HD Graphics 2500
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 7.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Ivy Bridge GT1
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	13 February 2014	1 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$149
Place in performance rating	1704	1706
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1150 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	13.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Pipelines	1024	6
Stream Processors	1024
Texture fill rate	59.2 GTexel / s	1.15 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	392 million
Core clock speed		650 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	210 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12	11.1 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory		1
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync