ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
AMD graphics card specifications and benchmark scores
At a Glance
AMDATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Specifications
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 GPU Core
Shader units and compute resources
The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 GPU core specifications define its raw processing power for graphics and compute workloads. Shading units (also called CUDA cores, stream processors, or execution units depending on manufacturer) handle the parallel calculations required for rendering. TMUs (Texture Mapping Units) process texture data, while ROPs (Render Output Units) handle final pixel output. Higher shader counts generally translate to better GPU benchmark performance, especially in demanding games and 3D applications.
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Clock Speeds
GPU and memory frequencies
Clock speeds directly impact the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500's performance in GPU benchmarks and real-world gaming. The base clock represents the minimum guaranteed frequency, while the boost clock indicates peak performance under optimal thermal conditions. Memory clock speed affects texture loading and frame buffer operations. The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 by AMD dynamically adjusts frequencies based on workload, temperature, and power limits to maximize performance while maintaining stability.
AMD's ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Memory
VRAM capacity and bandwidth
VRAM (Video RAM) is dedicated memory for storing textures, frame buffers, and shader data. The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500's memory capacity determines how well it handles high-resolution textures and multiple displays. Memory bandwidth, measured in GB/s, affects how quickly data moves between the GPU and VRAM. Higher bandwidth improves performance in memory-intensive scenarios like 4K gaming. The memory bus width and type (GDDR6, GDDR6X, HBM) significantly influence overall GPU benchmark scores.
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Theoretical Performance
Compute and fill rates
Theoretical performance metrics provide a baseline for comparing the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 against other graphics cards. FP32 (single-precision) performance, measured in TFLOPS, indicates compute capability for gaming and general GPU workloads. FP64 (double-precision) matters for scientific computing. Pixel and texture fill rates determine how quickly the GPU can render complex scenes. While real-world GPU benchmark results depend on many factors, these specifications help predict relative performance levels.
Ultra-Threaded SE Architecture & Process
Manufacturing and design details
The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 is built on AMD's Ultra-Threaded SE architecture, which defines how the GPU processes graphics and compute workloads. The manufacturing process node affects power efficiency, thermal characteristics, and maximum clock speeds. Smaller process nodes pack more transistors into the same die area, enabling higher performance per watt. Understanding the architecture helps predict how the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 will perform in GPU benchmarks compared to previous generations.
AMD's ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Power & Thermal
TDP and power requirements
Power specifications for the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 determine PSU requirements and thermal management needs. TDP (Thermal Design Power) indicates the heat output under typical loads, guiding cooler selection. Power connector requirements ensure adequate power delivery for stable operation during demanding GPU benchmarks. The suggested PSU wattage accounts for the entire system, not just the graphics card. Efficient power delivery enables the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 to maintain boost clocks without throttling.
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 by AMD Physical & Connectivity
Dimensions and outputs
Physical dimensions of the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 are critical for case compatibility. Card length, height, and slot width determine whether it fits in your chassis. The PCIe interface version affects bandwidth for communication with the CPU. Display outputs define monitor connectivity options, with modern cards supporting multiple high-resolution displays simultaneously. Verify these specifications against your case and motherboard before purchasing to ensure a proper fit.
AMD API Support
Graphics and compute APIs
API support determines which games and applications can fully utilize the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500. DirectX 12 Ultimate enables advanced features like ray tracing and variable rate shading. Vulkan provides cross-platform graphics capabilities with low-level hardware access. OpenGL remains important for professional applications and older games. CUDA (NVIDIA) and OpenCL enable GPU compute for video editing, 3D rendering, and scientific applications. Higher API versions unlock newer graphical features in GPU benchmarks and games.
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Product Information
Release and pricing details
The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 is manufactured by AMD as part of their graphics card lineup. Release date and launch pricing provide context for comparing GPU benchmark results with competing products from the same era. Understanding the product lifecycle helps evaluate whether the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 by AMD represents good value at current market prices. Predecessor and successor information aids in tracking generational improvements and planning future upgrades.
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 Benchmark Scores
No benchmark data available for this GPU.
About ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
The ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 is an AMD-built mobile GPU using the M66 chip and the Ultra-Threaded SE architecture. It belongs to the M6x generation (Mobility X2), sits between the M5x and M7x generations, and is now marked end-of-life in the database. The fact pack lists a 90 nm TSMC process, 157 million transistors, and a 150 mm² die. Its database profile contains no measured benchmark entries: the benchmark list is empty, the average benchmark score is 0, and nearestRivals is empty. The only relative metric is a 50th percentile placement among all GPUs, but without benchmark scores this percentile cannot be tied to any measured performance result.
Who Should Consider It
The X2500 is not a candidate for modern high-resolution gaming based on the listed data. The feature set is anchored to DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1, with no Vulkan support, so the API ceiling is the DirectX 9 generation. The memory subsystem is 256 MB of DDR2 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 12.80 GB/s. That capacity and bandwidth are the hard limits for texture data and frame buffer storage.
A user looking for a legacy Mobility Radeon part with PCIe 1.0 x16 connectivity, 4 TMUs, 4 ROPs, and the M66 chip might consider it. A user expecting a specific resolution or quality setting will not find support for that in the fact pack. The data shows no benchmark scores, so no resolution/settings recommendation can be grounded in measured performance. The 50th percentile placement does not change that; it is not a game-performance score.
The X2500 could be relevant for software that only needs DirectX 9.0c-era APIs. The listed OpenGL 2.1 support is the upper bound for OpenGL workloads. Anything requiring Vulkan is not supported per the fact pack. The absence of shading unit counts, fp32, and fp16 data also means compute performance cannot be assessed from this profile.
Power and Cooling
The fact pack provides no TDP, no suggested PSU, no power connectors, no slot width, and no dimensions. Therefore, the database cannot support a specific power supply rating, connector count, cooling class, or physical-fit statement. The only interface listed is PCIe 1.0 x16. As a Mobility GPU, the X2500 is designed for mobile systems, but the data does not quantify thermal or power requirements.
If you need a PSU recommendation or a power connector requirement, the appropriate answer is that the fact pack does not contain one. The bus interface is PCIe 1.0 x16, but that is a data connection, not a power connector specification. No slot width is listed, so physical mounting cannot be assessed. No dimensions are listed, so chassis fit cannot be assessed. The production status is end-of-life, which means the product is no longer active in the database, but the fact pack does not add any thermal design guidance.
Benchmark Performance
The benchmark section is empty. The avgBenchmarkScore field is 0, and the benchmarks array contains no entries. There are no nearestRivals and no deltaPct values, so no exact percentage comparisons can be quoted. The percentileVsAllGpus value is 50, but because it is not accompanied by any measured score, this is a positional value rather than a performance result.
In practical terms, the database provides no evidence of how the X2500 performs in any application, game, or synthetic test. The only numeric performance-like values are the pixel rate of 1.840 GPixel/s and the texture rate of 1.840 GTexel/s, but these are fixed-function throughput rates, not benchmark scores. No base or boost GPU clock is listed; the only clock is the memory clock of 400 MHz, with an effective rate of 800 Mbps.
Because the benchmark list is empty, no statement such as “ahead of” or “behind” another GPU can be made using the data. The absence of benchmark entries is the decisive point: there is no measured performance to analyze, and any percentage delta would be unsupported.
How It Compares
The nearestRivals field is empty. There are no rival names, scores, or deltaPct values to write about. The only relational data in the fact pack are the generational labels: the X2500 is a successor to M5x and a predecessor to M7x, within the M6x (Mobility X2) generation. Those labels define an order, not a performance difference.
The database also places the X2500 at the 50th percentile against all GPUs, but with no benchmark score behind it, that placement cannot be used to say how much faster or slower it is than anything. If a direct comparison to another GPU is needed, the fact pack does not supply the necessary data. The predecessor/successor labels do not carry scores, so no percentage delta can be derived between the X2500 and M5x or M7x.
Ray Tracing and Feature Set
The fact pack lists no RT cores and no tensor cores; both fields are null. This means hardware ray tracing and tensor acceleration cannot be confirmed from the data. The feature set is therefore defined by the listed fixed-function units and API support.
The X2500 has 4 texture mapping units and 4 raster output units, producing a pixel rate of 1.840 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1.840 GTexel/s. The memory side is 256 MB of DDR2 on a 128-bit bus with 12.80 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 400 MHz (800 Mbps effective). The architecture is Ultra-Threaded SE, built on the M66 chip, and the bus interface is PCIe 1.0 x16.
API support is DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1; Vulkan is not listed. Display outputs are not listed, so video output connectivity is unspecified. The fact pack does not list shading units, fp32, or fp16 throughput, so compute performance cannot be addressed. The absence of Vulkan means modern Vulkan-based applications cannot be assumed to work with this GPU.
FAQ
Q: What memory configuration does the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 use?
A: It uses 256 MB of DDR2 on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 400 MHz (800 Mbps effective) and bandwidth of 12.80 GB/s.
Q: Which graphics APIs are listed?
A: DirectX 9.0c (9_3) and OpenGL 2.1. Vulkan is not listed.
Q: Does the fact pack include benchmark performance?
A: No. The benchmark list is empty, the average benchmark score is 0, and nearestRivals is empty. The percentile vs all GPUs is 50, but it is not tied to a measured score.
Q: What is the manufacturing process and transistor count?
A: The GPU is fabricated by TSMC on a 90 nm process, contains 157 million transistors, has a die size of 150 mm², and a transistor density of 1.0M per mm².
Q: Does the X2500 support ray tracing or tensor cores?
A: The fact pack lists no RT cores and no tensor cores, so hardware ray tracing and tensor acceleration are not confirmed.
Q: What is the production status and generational placement?
A: It is end-of-life. It is part of the M6x generation (Mobility X2), with M5x as its predecessor and M7x as its successor. The release date is 2007-05-31.
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