15 percent slower than the original ION
As if Nvidia was not in enough trouble as it is, it turns out that the new ION 2 might not be brightest GPU in the bunch.
According to a review on netbooknews.de, ION 2 fails to outperform the
original ION. The reviewers pitted the Samsung N510 with ION graphics
against the ION2 packing Acer Aspire one 532G. The ION-based Samsung
scored 3513 in 3D Mark003, while the Acer managed just 3049.
This is a 15 percent difference, only in the wrong direction. However,
it's worth noting Nvidia will probably launch new drivers to improve
performance, as the results simply seem illogical. Whether or not the
ION 2 will indeed end up faster than its predecessor remains to be seen.
More here.
