ION vs Radeon HD 6530M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6530M and ION, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6530M outperforms ION by a whopping 342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1111 | 1419 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.40 | 1.00 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Capilano | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 November 2010 (15 years ago) | 18 June 2008 (17 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 | 400 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.36 TFLOPS | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 20 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 40 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 32 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCI |
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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 0.26 |
| Recency | 26 November 2010 | 18 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | 20 Watt |
HD 6530M has a 342.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
ION, on the other hand, has 30% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6530M is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.
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