GeForce GT 525M vs HD Graphics 4000 Mobile (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Summary
Reasons to consider GeForce GT 525M |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider HD Graphics 4000 Mobile (Ivy Bridge GT2) |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
HWBench recommends GeForce GT 525M
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| GeForce GT 525M | | HD Graphics 4000 Mobile (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GF108 (N12P-GE-OP-A1) | vs | Ivy Bridge GT2 () |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | vs | 22 nm |
| Die Size | 116 mm² | vs | 133 mm² |
| Transistors | 585 million | vs | 392 million |
| Shaders | 96 | vs | 16 |
| Compute Units | 2 | vs | 0 |
| Core clock | 600 MHz | vs | 650 MHz |
| ROPs | 4 | vs | 2 |
| TMUs | 16 | vs | 4 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GT 525M | | HD Graphics 4000 Mobile (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| Memory Type | DDR3 | vs | System Shared |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Speed | 900 MHz
1800 MHz effective | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Size | 1024 Mb | vs | 0 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GT 525M | | HD Graphics 4000 Mobile (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| TDP | 23 watts | vs | 45 watts |
| Release Date | 5 Jan 2011 | vs | 14 May 2012 |
GigaPixels - higher is better
GigaTexels - higher is better
GFLOPs - higher is better