Intel HD Graphics 2500 vs Intel HD Graphics P3000

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2500 and Intel HD Graphics P3000 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, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 2500

Intel HD Graphics P3000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2500

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Launch date	1 April 2012 vs 1 February 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P3000

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Around 17% higher boost clock speed: 1350 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics P3000

Name	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics P3000
Geekbench - OpenCL	249
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0
PassMark - G3D Mark		280
PassMark - G2D Mark		65
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics P3000
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Generation 6.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	Sandy Bridge GT2
Launch date	1 April 2012	1 February 2011
Place in performance rating	1710	1556
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1350 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	13.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	6
Texture fill rate	1.15 GTexel / s
Transistor count	392 million	995 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
Shared memory	1