Intel HD Graphics 2500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 210

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2500 and NVIDIA GeForce 210 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 2500

NVIDIA GeForce 210

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2500

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm

Launch date	1 April 2012 vs 12 October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 210

2.2x more core clock speed: 1402 MHz vs 650 MHz
3.6x more texture fill rate: 4.16 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s
2.7x more pipelines: 16 vs 6
2.9x better floating-point performance: 39.36 gflops vs 13.8 gflops
9.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2438 vs 249

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1402 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	4.16 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s
Pipelines	16 vs 6
Floating-point performance	39.36 gflops vs 13.8 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	2438 vs 249

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 210

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

249

2438

Name	Intel HD Graphics 2500	NVIDIA GeForce 210
Geekbench - OpenCL	249	2438
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0
PassMark - G3D Mark		126
PassMark - G2D Mark		30
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		497
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 2500	NVIDIA GeForce 210
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	GT218
Launch date	1 April 2012	12 October 2009
Place in performance rating	1710	1674
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$29.49
Price now		$32.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.81
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1402 MHz
Floating-point performance	13.8 gflops	39.36 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	6	16
Texture fill rate	1.15 GTexel / s	4.16 GTexel / s
Transistor count	392 million	260 million
CUDA cores		16
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		30.5 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, DVIVGADisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Height		2.731" (6.9 cm)
Length		6.60" (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.1
OpenGL	4.0	3.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		8.0 GB / s
Memory clock speed		500 MHz
Memory type		GDDR2
Technologies
CUDA