ION 2 vs Quadro FX 1500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 1500M with ION 2, including specs and performance data.

FX 1500M
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.41
+36.7%

FX 1500M outperforms ION 2 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12651329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.671.10
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameG71GT218
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 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 cores2716
Core clock speed375 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHzno data
Number of transistors278 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate9.0004.000
Floating-point processing powerno data0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs248

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model3.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.2

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%
1−2
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
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 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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

  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the FX 1500M is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FX 1500M is ahead in 9 tests (29%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (71%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 0.30
Recency 18 April 2006 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 20 Watt

FX 1500M has a 36.7% higher aggregate performance score.

ION 2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 125% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 1500M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1500M is a mobile workstation card while ION 2 is a mobile workstation one.

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