UHD Graphics vs ION 2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 6 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) |
| GPU code name | GT218-ION-A3, GT218-ILV-A3 | Jasper Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 405 / 475 / 535 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6/12 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.03424 gflops | 0.384 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 type | DDR2, DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | System 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 10 Watt |
ION 2 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
UHD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between ION 2 and UHD Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook card while UHD Graphics is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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