Intel HD Graphics 505 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 505 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 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, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 505

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 505

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 28 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 1 GB
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 94 vs 50

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 15 June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 28 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	94 vs 50

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

2x more core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 250 MHz
Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 16 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
5.3x more pipelines: 96 vs 18
Around 4% better floating-point performance: 240 gflops vs 230.4 gflops
6.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8215 vs 1329
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 554 vs 362

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate	16 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 18
Floating-point performance	240 gflops vs 230.4 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	8215 vs 1329
PassMark - G3D Mark	554 vs 362

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1329

8215

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

362

554

Name	Intel HD Graphics 505	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Geekbench - OpenCL	1329	8215
PassMark - G2D Mark	94	50
PassMark - G3D Mark	362	554
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1635
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	956
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	956
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	470

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 505	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Apollo Lake GT1	GT215
Launch date	1 September 2015	15 June 2009
Place in performance rating	1533	1530
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	800 MHz
Core clock speed	250 MHz	500 MHz
Floating-point performance	230.4 gflops	240 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	18	96
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s	16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	727 million
CUDA cores		96
Gigaflops		360
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Laptop size		large
MXM Type		MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB / s
Technologies
Quick Sync
CUDA
HybridPower
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management		8.0
PowerMizer 8.0
SLI