Radeon RX 7700S vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 and Radeon RX 7700S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.32

RX 7700S outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 12072% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1317112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.1227.35
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGT218Navi 33
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 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 cores162048
Core clock speed500 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors260 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate4.000320.0
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.2-

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:

Full HD0−1114
1440p-0−157
4K-0−142

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1157%
88
+1157%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1986%
140−150
+1986%
Valorant 24−27
−738%
210−220
+738%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−871%
68
+871%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−2038%
270−280
+2038%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Dota 2 10−11
−1320%
140−150
+1320%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1986%
140−150
+1986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3575%
147
+3575%
Valorant 24−27
−738%
210−220
+738%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−629%
51
+629%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Dota 2 10−11
−1320%
140−150
+1320%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1986%
140−150
+1986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2000%
84
+2000%
Valorant 24−27
−738%
210−220
+738%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8650%
170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 40−45
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6700%
65−70
+6700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 95−100

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 30−33
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−353%
68
+353%
Valorant 2−3
−11100%
220−230
+11100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2250%
45−50
+2250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 133
+0%
133
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 11100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7700S is ahead in 33 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 38.95
Recency 3 June 2008 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 100 Watt

ION 2 has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 12071.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

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