RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs ION 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared ION 2 with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 27082% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1305 | 4 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 21.57 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 5 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 16 | 14080 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2460 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 285 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 1,082 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 69.27 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 176 |
| TMUs | 8 | 440 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 440 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 110 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 864.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 8.9 |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−24900%
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500−550
+24900%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−26567%
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800−850
+26567%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−24900%
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500−550
+24900%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−24900%
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500−550
+24900%
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| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−26150%
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1050−1100
+26150%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−26775%
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2150−2200
+26775%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−26150%
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1050−1100
+26150%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−27043%
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7600−7650
+27043%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−26567%
|
800−850
+26567%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
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| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−26150%
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1050−1100
+26150%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−26775%
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2150−2200
+26775%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−26150%
|
1050−1100
+26150%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−26567%
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2400−2450
+26567%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−27043%
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7600−7650
+27043%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−26567%
|
800−850
+26567%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−26150%
|
1050−1100
+26150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−26775%
|
2150−2200
+26775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−26150%
|
1050−1100
+26150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−26567%
|
2400−2450
+26567%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−27043%
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7600−7650
+27043%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−26567%
|
1600−1650
+26567%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−26900%
|
270−280
+26900%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−24900%
|
500−550
+24900%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 89.70 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 5 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 285 Watt |
ION 2 has 1325% lower power consumption.
RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 27081.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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