UHD Graphics 617 vs ION LE

Place in the ranking	1440	929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.89	10.57
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	ION	Amber Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (17 years ago)	7 November 2018 (7 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 cores	16	192
Core clock speed	450 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	282 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	25.20
Floating-point processing power	0.0352 TFLOPS	0.4032 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	3
TMUs	8	24

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

PCI

Ring Bus

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

ION LE 0.23

UHD Graphics 617 2.06
+796%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ION LE 97
Samples: 19

UHD Graphics 617 862
+789%

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 HD

1−2

−1400%

15
+1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

This is how ION LE and UHD Graphics 617 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 617 is 1400% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	2.06
Recency	3 June 2008	7 November 2018
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 617 has a 796% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 33% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 617 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION LE in performance tests.