ION 2 vs Quadro K510M

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking901not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameGK208GT218-ION-A3, GT218-ILV-A3
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years ago)10 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Current priceno data$622

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 cores19216
Core clock speed846 MHz405 / 475 / 535 MHz
Number of transistors915 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt6/12 Watt
Texture fill rate13.544.000
Floating-point performance324.9 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K510M and ION 2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 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 typeGDDR5DDR2, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2400 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Model54.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+1.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2013 10 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro K510M and ION 2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro K510M is a mobile workstation card while ION 2 is a mobile workstation one.


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