ION 2 vs GeForce 6800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 6800 with ION 2, including specs and performance data.
ION 2 outperforms 6800 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1383 | 1358 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.12 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 November 2004 (20 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $39.99 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 325 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 190 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.900 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.03424 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
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12−14
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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5−6
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
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9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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5−6
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dead Island 2 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
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1−2
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
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16−18
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| Valorant | 2−3
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2−3
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| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
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2−3
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 8 November 2004 | 3 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 40 nm |
ION 2 has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
The ION 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 is a desktop graphics card while ION 2 is a notebook one.
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