UHD Graphics vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.33

UHD Graphics outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 1591% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1305604
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Power efficiency1.1338.25
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGT218Jasper Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years 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 cores16256
Core clock speed500 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors260 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate4.00012.00
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs816

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16Ring Bus

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.2-

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

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−1507%
450−500
+1507%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−1507%
450−500
+1507%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−1507%
450−500
+1507%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 5.58
Recency 3 June 2008 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 10 Watt

UHD Graphics has a 1590.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.


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