Intel HD Graphics 2500 - a powerful embedded graphics subsystem

The main application of Intel HD Graphics 2500 is office computers or gaming PCs of economy class. As in the first, and in the second case, such an integrated graphics accelerator will look great. It is the capabilities of this built-in solution that will be devoted to this material.

Possible applications

The graphics adapter model Intel HD Graphics 2500, primarily, is aimed at working in the composition of the least productive office computers. This approach is more than justified in this case. Minimum requirements are put forward to speed. At the same time, there is no need to buy such an adapter. It was originally included in the CPU. The result is an ideal solution for low-performance personal computers.

But Intel decided not to stop there. The technical characteristics of this adapter have been significantly improved, and this circumstance allowed it to launch most toys, but with a low level of quality. As a result, such computing systems could compete on an equal footing with system blocks equipped with discrete entry-level graphics. As a result, this led to the fact that the class of discrete accelerators of economy class simply disappeared from the store shelves. Instead of them, integrated graphics cards have started to be used everywhere.

Basic parameters of the solution. Characteristics of the technical plan

Using 22nm technology, an Intel HD Graphics 2500 chip was manufactured. The characteristics of this adapter indicated the presence of 6 graphics processors and 2 rasterization modules. The clock speed of this video accelerator was 1150 MHz. The area of the base is 160 mm ² , and the number of deposited silicon elements was 1.4 billion pieces. The ceiling of energy consumption was set by the manufacturer at 77W. The only memory type for this graphics card is DDR3. The size of the RAM bus is 64 bits, and the clock frequency of the memory chips should be 800 MHz. The volume of the video buffer, as in any other graphics solution, was set in the BIOS of the motherboard, but its maximum value could not exceed 2 GB.

Reviews. Tests. Advantages and disadvantages

A pleasant bonus to Intel's high-performance processors was the integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500 accelerator. The owners' comments indicate a complete lack of minuses. The plus is that there is no need to overpay for it and its speed is acceptable. This is how the video chip characterizes the owners of such computing systems. This video accelerator shows the following results in such game tests:

• 3D Mark - 2050 points.
• Batman version of Arkham City at a resolution of 1366Х768 - 28 fps.
• Dirt 3 with a resolution of 1366Х768 - 29fps.

All these results indicate that in the resolution of 1024X768 and with low detail it will be possible to play in any of the two mentioned toys. Earlier integrated solutions such opportunities could not boast.

Results

An impressive breakthrough in the world of embedded video cards was the appearance of Intel HD Graphics 2500. It was the appearance of such products that ultimately led to discrete economy-class graphics disappearing from store shelves. It already no longer needs.