ION vs GeForce G 103M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G 103M and ION, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

G 103M
2009
512 MB DDR2
0.15

ION outperforms G 103M by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15081431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.05
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG98C79
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2009 (17 years ago)18 June 2008 (18 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores816
Core clock speed640 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data314 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data20 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8
L2 Cacheno data32 KB

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).

Interfaceno dataPCI

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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed500 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.011.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

G 103M 0.15
ION 0.27
+80%

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.

G 103M 62
Samples: 117
ION 114
+83.9%
Samples: 462

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

Atomic Heart 1−2 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 1−2 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 12−14
+71.4%
Valorant 27−30 45−50
+66.7%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 1−2 1−2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−12 18−20
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9 14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 12−14
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 9−10
+80%
Valorant 27−30 45−50
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9 14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 12−14
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 9−10
+80%
Valorant 27−30 45−50
+66.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 1−2

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 24−27
+71.4%
Valorant 4−5 7−8
+75%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2 1−2

4K
Epic

Fortnite 1−2 1−2

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 0.27
Recency 1 September 2009 18 June 2008

G 103M has an age advantage of 1 year.

ION, on the other hand, has a 80% higher aggregate performance score.

The ION is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 103M in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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