Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA ION

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA ION videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA ION

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 3 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA ION

Around 29% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 350 MHz

Core clock speed	450 MHz vs 350 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA ION

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA ION
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
PassMark - G3D Mark		84
PassMark - G2D Mark		18
Geekbench - OpenCL		2440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		571

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA ION
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	MCP7A-ION
Launch date	1 October 2012	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1690	1691
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		20 Watt
Transistor count		282 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	10.0
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCI