ATI Radeon E4690 vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 with Radeon E4690, including specs and performance data.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.30

E4690 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13831160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.152.48
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT218RV730
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 June 2008 (17 years ago)1 June 2009 (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 cores16320
Core clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors260 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate4.00019.20
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs832
L2 Cache32 KBno data

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 x16MXM-II
Widthno dataMXM Module

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 SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)10.1
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.0
VulkanN/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

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Valorant 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Dota 2 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Valorant 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Dota 2 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Valorant 24−27
−208%
80−85
+208%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Valorant 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 0.97
Recency 3 June 2008 1 June 2009
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 30 Watt

ION 2 has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

ATI E4690, on the other hand, has a 223.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Radeon E4690 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon E4690 is a desktop one.

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