NVIDIA ION vs NVIDIA GeForce 6100

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA ION and NVIDIA GeForce 6100 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA ION

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 425 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 84 vs 27
  • 5.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 571 vs 111
  • 5.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 571 vs 111
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2008 vs 11 October 2004
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 84 vs 27
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 571 vs 111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 571 vs 111

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6100

  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 44 vs 18
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 44 vs 18

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA ION
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
84
27
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
18
44
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
571
111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
571
111
Name NVIDIA ION NVIDIA GeForce 6100
PassMark - G3D Mark 84 27
PassMark - G2D Mark 18 44
Geekbench - OpenCL 2440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 571 111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 571 111

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA ION NVIDIA GeForce 6100

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name MCP7A-ION C51
Launch date 3 June 2008 11 October 2004
Place in performance rating 1690 1688
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt
Transistor count 282 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI PCI

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1