ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 and Radeon Xpress 1150, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.30
+329%

ION 2 outperforms ATI Xpress 1150 by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13631515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.14no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGT218RS485
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (17 years ago)23 May 2006 (19 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 cores166
Core clock speed500 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data400 MHz
Number of transistors260 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.0000.8
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPSno data
ROPs42
TMUs82

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 1.0 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 SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)9.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.32.0
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

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
God of War 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
God of War 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
God of War 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
God of War 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ION 2 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ION 2 is ahead in 12 tests (48%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 0.07
Recency 3 June 2008 23 May 2006
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

ION 2 has a 328.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The ION 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Xpress 1150 in performance tests.

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