Arc Pro A30M vs ION 2

Place in the ranking	1391	406
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.16	21.59
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GT218	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	3 June 2008 (17 years ago)	8 August 2022 (3 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	16	1024
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.000	128.0
Floating-point processing power	0.03424 TFLOPS	4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	8
L2 Cache	32 KB	4 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 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

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

−2900%

30−33
+2900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −643%	50−55 +643%
Valorant	24−27 −358%	110−120 +358%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 −1279%	190−200 +1279%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Dota 2	9−10 −4344%	400−450 +4344%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −643%	50−55 +643%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Valorant	24−27 −358%	110−120 +358%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Dota 2	9−10 −4344%	400−450 +4344%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −643%	50−55 +643%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Valorant	24−27 −4515%	1200−1250 +4515%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	0−1	100−110
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −4567%	140−150 +4567%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Valorant	2−3 −3800%	75−80 +3800%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−1300%

14−16
+1300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−600%

14−16
+600%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc Pro A30M is 3800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc Pro A30M performs better in 22 tests (42%)
there's a draw in 31 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.30	14.02
Recency	3 June 2008	8 August 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	50 Watt

ION 2 has 150% lower power consumption.

Arc Pro A30M, on the other hand, has a 4573.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.