ION 2 vs ATI Radeon HD 4830

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4830 with ION 2, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4830
2008, $130
512 MB GDDR3, 95 Watt
2.07
+590%

HD 4830 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9201382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.25no data
Power efficiency1.671.15
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameRV770GT218
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 October 2008 (17 years ago)3 June 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores64016
Core clock speed575 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors956 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate18.404.000
Floating-point processing power0.736 TFLOPS0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs328
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB32 KB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length246 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
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

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
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14−16
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
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Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High

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

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
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1−2
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 0.30
Recency 21 October 2008 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 20 Watt

ATI HD 4830 has a 590% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

ION 2, on the other hand, has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 375% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4830 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4830 is a desktop graphics card while ION 2 is a notebook one.

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