Mobility Radeon X2500 vs Quadro FX 370

AMD

Mobility Radeon X2500

2010Core: 700 MHz
VS
NVIDIA

Quadro FX 370

2008Core: 610 MHz

Mobility Radeon X2500 vs Quadro FX 370 Performance Spectrum

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Mobility Radeon X2500 vs Quadro FX 370: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

Mobility Radeon X2500

2010

Why buy it

  • Costs $79 less on MSRP ($50 MSRP vs $129 MSRP).
  • Delivers 151.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 1.6 vs 0.7 G3D/$ ($50 MSRP vs $129 MSRP).
  • Draws 50W instead of 189W, a 139W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • 2010 hardware with 256 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Quadro FX 370

2008

Why buy it

  • Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

  • 2008 hardware with 256 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
  • 158% HIGHER MSRP
    $129 MSRPvs$50 MSRP
  • Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0.7 vs 1.6 G3D/$ ($129 MSRP vs $50 MSRP).
  • 278% higher power demand at 189W vs 50W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
Quadro FX 370 is the faster gaming card right now based on the synthetic data we have. It leads by 2.4% in PassMark G3D (84 vs 82), which is the best performance signal available in this matchup.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
Mobility Radeon X2500 is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 40nm process instead of 55nm, and a newer 2010 generation instead of 2008. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
Mobility Radeon X2500 makes the most sense to buy today. It is $79 cheaper on MSRP at $50 vs $129, and it leads G3D-per-dollar by 151.9% (1.6 vs 0.7), which is enough to swing the recommendation its way. Quadro FX 370 still makes more sense if max raw gaming performance matters more than value.

Mobility Radeon X2500 vs Quadro FX 370 Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

AMD

Mobility Radeon X2500

The Mobility Radeon X2500 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 7 2010. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture. The core clock speed is 700 MHz. It has 800 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 50W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 82 points.

NVIDIA

Quadro FX 370

The Quadro FX 370 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in November 11 2008. It features the Tesla 2.0 architecture. The core clock speed is 610 MHz. It has 240 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 189W. Manufactured using 55 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 84 points. Launch price was $3,499.

Graphics Performance

The Mobility Radeon X2500 scores 82 and the Quadro FX 370 reaches 84 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.4% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Mobility Radeon X2500 is built on TeraScale 2 while the Quadro FX 370 uses Tesla 2.0, both on 40 nm vs 55 nm. Shader units: 800 (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs 240 (Quadro FX 370). Raw compute: 1.12 TFLOPS (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs 0.6221 TFLOPS (Quadro FX 370).

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
G3D Mark Score
82
84+2%
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Tesla 2.0
Process Node
40 nm
55 nm
Shading Units
800+233%
240
Compute (TFLOPS)
1.12 TFLOPS+80%
0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPs
16
32+100%
TMUs
40
80+100%
L2 Cache
256 KB
256 KB

Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
Upscaling Tech
FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Upscaling support
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
AMD Anti-Lag
Standard
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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 256 MB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the Mobility Radeon X2500 and 64-bit on the Quadro FX 370.

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
VRAM Capacity
0.25 GB
0.25 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Bus Width
128-bit+100%
64-bit
L2 Cache
256 KB
256 KB
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 9.0c (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs 10.0 (Quadro FX 370). OpenGL: 2.0 vs 2.1. Maximum simultaneous displays: 2 vs 2.

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
DirectX
9.0c
10.0+11%
OpenGL
2.0
2.1+5%
Max Displays
2
2
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Media & Encoding

Supported codecs: MPEG-2,VC-1 (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs MPEG-2 (Quadro FX 370).

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
Encoder
None
Decoder
PureVideo 2
Codecs
MPEG-2,VC-1
MPEG-2
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Power & Dimensions

The Mobility Radeon X2500 draws 50W versus the Quadro FX 370's 189W — a 116.3% difference. The Mobility Radeon X2500 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs 350W (Quadro FX 370). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered.

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
TDP
50W-74%
189W
Recommended PSU
350W
350W
Power Connector
PCIe-powered
PCIe-powered
Length
168mm
Height
111mm
Slots
1
Temp (Load)
75°C
Perf/Watt
1.6+300%
0.4
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Value Analysis

At launch, the Mobility Radeon X2500 came in at $50, while the Quadro FX 370 launched at $129. On MSRP, Mobility Radeon X2500 was 61.2% cheaper ($79 less). Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 1.6 (Mobility Radeon X2500) vs 0.7 (Quadro FX 370) — the Mobility Radeon X2500 offers 128.6% better value. The newer card here is Mobility Radeon X2500 (2010 vs 2008).

FeatureMobility Radeon X2500Quadro FX 370
MSRP
$50-61%
$129
Performance per Dollar
1.6+129%
0.7
Codename
Broadway
GT200B
Release
January 7 2010
November 11 2008
Ranking
#846
#815

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