ION 2 vs Radeon HD 6380G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6380G and ION 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6380G outperforms ION 2 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1231 | 1308 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | 1.14 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | SuperSumo | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 160 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.128 TFLOPS | 0.03424 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 | IGP | 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 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
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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
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4−5
−25%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
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| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| World of Tanks | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| World of Tanks | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6380G is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6380G is ahead in 11 tests (34%)
- there's a draw in 21 test (66%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 3 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
HD 6380G has a 57.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
ION 2, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6380G is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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