NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G vs NVIDIA ION

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G

  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 34 vs 17
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 34 vs 17

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA ION

  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 97 vs 65
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 571 vs 328
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 571 vs 328
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 80 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 97 vs 65
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 571 vs 328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 571 vs 328

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
GPU 2: NVIDIA ION

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
65
97
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
34
17
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
328
571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
328
571
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G NVIDIA ION
PassMark - G3D Mark 65 97
PassMark - G2D Mark 34 17
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 328 571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 328 571
Geekbench - OpenCL 2440

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G NVIDIA ION

Essentials

Code name MCP77MV MCP79MVL MCP7A-ION
Launch date 3 June 2008 3 June 2008
Place in performance rating 1686 1689
Type Laptop Desktop
Architecture Tesla

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 282 million

API support

DirectX 10 10.0
OpenGL 3.3

Memory

Shared memory yes

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI