ATI Radeon HD 4670 vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 with Radeon HD 4670, including specs and performance data.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.30

HD 4670 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13821173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency1.151.18
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT218RV730
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 June 2008 (17 years ago)10 September 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors260 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate4.00024.00
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS0.48 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs832
L1 Cacheno data64 KB
L2 Cache32 KB128 KB

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data193 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 Shared1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
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

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
−188%
75−80
+188%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
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
−180%
14−16
+180%
Valorant 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%

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
−180%
14−16
+180%
Valorant 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%

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
−186%
40−45
+186%
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 0.91
Recency 3 June 2008 10 September 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 59 Watt

ION 2 has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 195% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4670, on the other hand, has a 203.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Radeon HD 4670 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 HD 4670 is a desktop one.

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