UHD Graphics 617 vs ION 2

Place in the ranking	1407	943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.16	10.68
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GT218	Amber Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (18 years ago)	7 November 2018 (7 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 cores	16	192
Core clock speed	500 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.000	25.20
Floating-point processing power	0.03424 TFLOPS	0.4032 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	3
TMUs	8	24
L2 Cache	32 KB	no data

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

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

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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK support

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	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.2	-

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

2−3

−650%

15
+650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Valorant	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 −223%	40−45 +223%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Dota 2	9−10 −66.7%	15 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Valorant	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Dota 2	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Valorant	27−30 −46.4%	40−45 +46.4%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	0−1	14−16
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	0−1	5−6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Valorant	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−200%

3−4
+200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

1440p
High

Valorant

18−20

+0%

18−20

+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

4K
High

Atomic Heart

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how ION 2 and UHD Graphics 617 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 617 is 650% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 617 is 567% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 617 performs better in 28 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 23 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.30	2.07
Recency	3 June 2008	7 November 2018
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 617 has a 590% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 186% more advanced lithography process, and 33% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 617 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.