UHD Graphics 770 vs ION 2

Place in the ranking	1313	587
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.15	28.32
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GT218	Raptor Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 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 cores	16	256
Core clock speed	500 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.000	26.40
Floating-point processing power	0.03424 TFLOPS	0.8448 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	8	16

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	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System 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 Connectors

No outputs

Motherboard Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.2	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ION 2 0.32

UHD Graphics 770 5.89
+1741%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

ION 2 724

UHD Graphics 770 2655
+267%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2 −1800%	19 +1800%
4K	0−1	14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −300%	12 +300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −283%	23 +283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −200%	18 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
World of Tanks	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +20%	5 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −300%	27−30 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−1750%

35−40
+1750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Valorant	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	5−6
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Valorant	0−1	6−7

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	16 +0%	16 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Fortnite	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +0%	9 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Fortnite	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how ION 2 and UHD Graphics 770 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 770 is 1800% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ION 2 is 20% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 770 is 1750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ION 2 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
UHD Graphics 770 is ahead in 26 tests (43%)
there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.32	5.89
Recency	3 June 2008	27 September 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 770 has a 1740.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 770 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 770 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.