Radeon RX 6800M vs ION

Place in the ranking	1431	200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.05	17.09
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code name	C79	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 June 2008 (18 years ago)	31 May 2021 (5 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	2560
Core clock speed	450 MHz	2116 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2390 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	382.4
Floating-point processing power	0.0352 TFLOPS	12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40
L0 Cache	no data	640 KB
L1 Cache	no data	512 KB
L2 Cache	32 KB	3 MB
L3 Cache	no data	96 MB

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCI	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	12 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

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.

ION 0.27

RX 6800M 31.80
+11678%

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.

ION 114
Samples: 462

RX 6800M 13305
+11571%

Samples: 705

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	0−1	107
1440p	0−1	71
4K	-0−1	43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	154	154
Counter-Strike 2	180−190	180−190
Cyberpunk 2077	123	123

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	121	121
Battlefield 5	143	143
Counter-Strike 2	180−190	180−190
Cyberpunk 2077	110	110
Far Cry 5	106	106
Fortnite	140−150	140−150
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	120−130
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140	130−140
Valorant	200−210	200−210

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	85	85
Battlefield 5	141	141
Counter-Strike 2	180−190	180−190
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280	270−280
Cyberpunk 2077	102	102
Dota 2	126	126
Far Cry 5	102	102
Far Cry 6	87	87
Fortnite	140−150	140−150
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	120−130
Grand Theft Auto V	112	112
Metro Exodus	105	105
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140	130−140
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	188	188
Valorant	200−210	200−210

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	139	139
Cyberpunk 2077	98	98
Dota 2	115	115
Far Cry 5	95	95
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	120−130
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140	130−140
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109	109
Valorant	200−210	200−210

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

140−150

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	75−80	75−80
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230	220−230
Far Cry 6	55−60	55−60
Grand Theft Auto V	84	84
Metro Exodus	59	59
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	230−240	230−240

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	130	130
Cyberpunk 2077	51	51
Far Cry 5	100	100
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	85−90
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	55−60

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

80−85

4K
High

Atomic Heart	24−27	24−27
Counter-Strike 2	35−40	35−40
Far Cry 6	21−24	21−24
Grand Theft Auto V	85	85
Metro Exodus	38	38
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60	60
Valorant	190−200	190−200

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	82	82
Counter-Strike 2	35−40	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	23	23
Dota 2	95	95
Far Cry 5	61	61
Forza Horizon 4	55−60	55−60
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	35−40

4K
Epic

Fortnite

35−40

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	31.80
Recency	18 June 2008	31 May 2021
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	145 Watt

ION has 86% lower power consumption.

RX 6800M, on the other hand, has a 11678% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 89% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.