Intel HD Graphics 2500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2500 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2500
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 8% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 600 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Launch date | 1 April 2012 vs 1 February 2008 |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz vs 600 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 65 nm |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition
- 29.2x more texture fill rate: 33.6 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s
- 18.7x more pipelines: 112 vs 6
- 24.3x better floating-point performance: 336.0 gflops vs 13.8 gflops
Texture fill rate | 33.6 GTexel / s vs 1.15 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 112 vs 6 |
Floating-point performance | 336.0 gflops vs 13.8 gflops |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition
Name | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition |
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Geekbench - OpenCL | 249 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel HD Graphics 2500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Mac Edition | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Generation 7.0 | Tesla |
Code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | G92 |
Launch date | 1 April 2012 | 1 February 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 1710 | not rated |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 13.8 gflops | 336.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 6 | 112 |
Texture fill rate | 1.15 GTexel / s | 33.6 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 392 million | 754 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Length | 229 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 4.0 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Shared memory | 1 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB / s | |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR3 |