Intel HD Graphics 2500 vs Intel HD Graphics 2000

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2500 and Intel HD Graphics 2000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

Intel HD Graphics 2500

Intel HD Graphics 2000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2500

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 35% better floating-point performance: 13.8 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Launch date	1 April 2012 vs 5 January 2011
Floating-point performance	13.8 gflops vs 10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
739.1x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s

Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 2000

Name	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Geekbench - OpenCL	249
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1039
PassMark - G2D Mark		456
PassMark - G3D Mark		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Generation 6.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	Sandy Bridge GT1
Launch date	1 April 2012	5 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1710	718
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	13.8 gflops	10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	6	6
Texture fill rate	1.15 GTexel / s	850 MTexel / s
Transistor count	392 million	189 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	large
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.1
OpenGL	4.0	3.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory	1	1