ION 2 vs UHD Graphics 600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 600 and ION 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

UHD Graphics 600
2017
5 Watt
0.87
+164%

UHD Graphics 600 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11311305
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Power efficiency11.931.13
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGemini Lake GT1GT218
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 December 2017 (7 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 cores9616
Core clock speed200 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate7.8004.000
Floating-point processing power0.1248 TFLOPS0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs24
TMUs128

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL3.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA-1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

UHD Graphics 600 0.87
+164%
ION 2 0.33

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

UHD Graphics 600 2189
+202%
ION 2 724

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD9
+200%
3−4
−200%
1440p1-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how UHD Graphics 600 and ION 2 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 600 is 200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 600 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 600 is ahead in 26 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.33
Recency 11 December 2017 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 20 Watt

UHD Graphics 600 has a 163.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 600 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.


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