Radeon RX 5700M vs ION

Place in the ranking	1376	715
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.97	1.57
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	C7A-ION	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	1 March 2020 (5 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	2304
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1465 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1720 MHz
Number of transistors	282 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	247.7
Floating-point processing power	0.0352 TFLOPS	7.926 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	144

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCI	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 0.26

RX 5700M 3.79
+1358%

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 108

RX 5700M 1599
+1381%

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

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.26	3.79
Recency	3 June 2008	1 March 2020
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	180 Watt

ION has 800% lower power consumption.

RX 5700M, on the other hand, has a 1357.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.