GeForce 9200 vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 with GeForce 9200, including specs and performance data.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.32

9200 outperforms ION 2 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13111249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.150.75
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGT218C79
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 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 cores1616
Core clock speed500 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors260 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0003.600
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 2.0 x16PCI
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.2-

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

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
World of Tanks 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 0−1 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.42
Recency 3 June 2008 17 April 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 40 Watt

ION 2 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

GeForce 9200, on the other hand, has a 31.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce 9200 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook card while GeForce 9200 is a desktop one.


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