ION vs Radeon RX Vega 10

Place in the ranking	688	1367
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	29.26	0.86
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Raven	C7A-ION
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 January 2019 (6 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 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	640	16
Core clock speed	300 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	1301 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	282 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.04	3.600
Floating-point processing power	1.665 TFLOPS	0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	40	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	IGP	PCI
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	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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

RX Vega 10 4.25
+1600%

ION 0.25

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 10 1632
+1600%

ION 96

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

17
+1600%

1−2

−1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Forza Horizon 5	14	0−1
Metro Exodus	12	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Valorant	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2	0−1
Dota 2	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Far Cry 5	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Fortnite	15	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	7−8	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	10	0−1
Metro Exodus	6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1
Valorant	10−11	0−1
World of Tanks	42 +2000%	2−3 −2000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Dota 2	29 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Far Cry 5	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Forza Horizon 4	12	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	7−8	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Valorant	10−11	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	5−6	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Fortnite	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5	0−1

This is how RX Vega 10 and ION compete in popular games:

RX Vega 10 is 1600% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.25	0.25
Recency	8 January 2019	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	20 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 1600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.

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