HD Graphics 4600 Mobile (Haswell GT2) vs HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Summary
Reasons to consider HD Graphics 4600 Mobile (Haswell GT2) |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1) |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
HWBench recommends HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| HD Graphics 4600 Mobile (Haswell GT2) | | HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1) | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Haswell GT2 () | vs | Ivy Bridge GT1 () |
| Fab Process | 22 nm | vs | 22 nm |
| Die Size | 177 mm² | vs | 118 mm² |
| Transistors | 392 million | vs | 392 million |
| Shaders | 20 | vs | 6 |
| Compute Units | 0 | vs | 0 |
| Core clock | 200 MHz | vs | 650 MHz |
| ROPs | 2 | vs | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | vs | 1 |
Memory Configuration
| HD Graphics 4600 Mobile (Haswell GT2) | | HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1) | |
|---|
| Memory Type | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Bus Width | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Speed | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Size | 0 Mb | vs | 0 Mb |
Additional details
| HD Graphics 4600 Mobile (Haswell GT2) | | HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1) | |
|---|
| TDP | 20 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 27 May 2013 | vs | 1 Apr 2012 |
GigaPixels - higher is better
GigaTexels - higher is better
GFLOPs - higher is better