ION 2 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti with ION 2, including specs and performance data.
GTX 550 Ti outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 1134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 703 | 1317 |
| Place by popularity | 76 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.78 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.39 | 1.12 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 192 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 0.03424 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 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 | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 4.1 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 98.4 GB/s | 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 | Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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:
| 900p | 38
+1167%
| 3−4
−1167%
|
| Full HD | 37
+1750%
| 2−3
−1750%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.03 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+423%
|
12−14
−423%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+1233%
|
3−4
−1233%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
This is how GTX 550 Ti and ION 2 compete in popular games:
- GTX 550 Ti is 1167% faster in 900p
- GTX 550 Ti is 1750% 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 GTX 550 Ti is 1300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 550 Ti surpassed ION 2 in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.95 | 0.32 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 3 June 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 20 Watt |
GTX 550 Ti has a 1134.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
ION 2, on the other hand, has 480% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop card while ION 2 is a notebook one.
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