NVIDIA ION 2 videocard review

ION 2 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 3 June 2008. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Tesla 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GT218.

Core clock speed - 500 MHz. Pipelines - 16. Manufacturing process technology - 40 nm. Transistors count - 260 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 20 Watt.

Memory type: DDR2, DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 512 MB. Memory bus width - 64 Bit. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

928 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

928.000 Fps

Name	Value
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	928 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	928.000 Fps

Games performance

1. StarCraft 2 (2010)
2. Left 4 Dead (2008)
3. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

4. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
5. World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
6. Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
7. World of Warcraft (2005)

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768

25.30

Left 4 Dead (2008)

Low, 640x480	25.16
High, 1024x768	22.50

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480	29.70
High, 1024x768	12.40

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	17.00
Medium, 1024x768	9.60

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Low, 800x600	23.00
Medium, 1024x768	5.00

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)

High, 1024x768

30.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600	46.30
Medium, 1024x768	25.70
High, 1280x1024	11.60

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GT218
Launch date	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1669
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm
Pipelines	16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt
Transistor count	260 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	10.1
OpenGL	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory type	DDR2, DDR3
Shared memory	0