ION 2 vs GeForce G105M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce G105M and ION 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
G105M outperforms ION 2 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 1289 | 1302 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 1.74 | 1.15 |
Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
GPU code name | GT218 | GT218 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 16 July 2009 (15 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 | 8 | 16 |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
Number of transistors | 260 million | 260 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 20 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Floating-point processing power | 0.03424 TFLOPS | 0.03424 TFLOPS |
Gigaflops | 38 | no data |
ROPs | 4 | 4 |
TMUs | 8 | 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).
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3) | no data |
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 | VGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortHDMI | No outputs |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 | 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
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4−5
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 | 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
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9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 | 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
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27−30
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1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 6−7
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6−7
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
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1−2
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.35 | 0.33 |
Recency | 16 July 2009 | 3 June 2008 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 20 Watt |
GeForce G105M has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 42.9% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce G105M and ION 2.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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