ION 2 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with ION 2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.30
+14536%

GTX 1080 Ti outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 14536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking681307
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.58no data
Power efficiency13.331.14
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGP102GT218
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores358416
Core clock speed1481 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.44.000
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs884
TMUs2248

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5XSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount11 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width352 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1376 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1310−1
1440p830−1
4K70-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.34no data
1440p8.42no data
4K9.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+1238%
8−9
−1238%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+5200%
2−3
−5200%
Elden Ring 170−180
+17400%
1−2
−17400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 82 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+1238%
8−9
−1238%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+5200%
2−3
−5200%
Forza Horizon 4 247
+4840%
5−6
−4840%
Metro Exodus 104 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2175%
4−5
−2175%
Valorant 200−210
+19900%
1−2
−19900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 149
+14800%
1−2
−14800%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+1238%
8−9
−1238%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+5200%
2−3
−5200%
Dota 2 124 0−1
Elden Ring 170−180
+17400%
1−2
−17400%
Far Cry 5 86
+1333%
6−7
−1333%
Fortnite 190−200
+19700%
1−2
−19700%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+3820%
5−6
−3820%
Grand Theft Auto V 120 0−1
Metro Exodus 86 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 229
+3171%
7−8
−3171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+1600%
5−6
−1600%
Valorant 123 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280
+2046%
12−14
−2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 60
+650%
8−9
−650%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Dota 2 125 0−1
Far Cry 5 100−110
+1683%
6−7
−1683%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+3240%
5−6
−3240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 109
+1457%
7−8
−1457%
Valorant 179
+17800%
1−2
−17800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 84 0−1
Elden Ring 100−110 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 84 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41 0−1
World of Tanks 300−350
+15250%
2−3
−15250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 72 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 37
+311%
9−10
−311%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+3700%
4−5
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 123 0−1
Metro Exodus 88 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+4500%
2−3
−4500%
Valorant 131
+2520%
5−6
−2520%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55 0−1
Dota 2 98
+553%
14−16
−553%
Elden Ring 50−55 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+553%
14−16
−553%
Metro Exodus 35 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 132
+13100%
1−2
−13100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+553%
14−16
−553%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 125
+733%
14−16
−733%
Far Cry 5 77 0−1
Fortnite 65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 72 0−1
Valorant 68
+6700%
1−2
−6700%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 13100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 Ti surpassed ION 2 in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.30 0.33
Recency 10 March 2017 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 20 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has a 14536.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

ION 2, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while ION 2 is a notebook one.


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