Nvidia Ion was a product line of

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intended for

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s of low-cost portable computers. It used

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s and

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s intended for small products.

Description

Nvidia Ion products included a GeForce 9M (9xxxM) series MCP79MX (with integrated GeForce 9400M G GPU) chipset, DDR3-1066 or DDR2-800 SDRAM, and the

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processor. The original reference platform was based on a

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motherboard designed for

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devices. In February 2009,

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certified the Ion-based platform for

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. The small form factor Ion-based computers were released in mid-2009. Ion GPUs are DirectX 10.0 and OpenGL 3.3 compliant. They also support

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and

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. They can play

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and

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video using

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or PureVideo HD. ION-LE–based systems shared the same basic hardware as ION but lack Vista and DirectX 10 support. Nvidia announced that it would release the Ion platform for the

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Nano processor some time in Q4 2009.

Specifications

Ion (first-generation Nvidia Ion)

* Chipset: MCP79MX (with integrated GeForce 9400M GPU) * Intended Operating System: (Ion): Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux; (Ion-LE): Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, MacBook * Memory Interface: DDR3-1066 or DDR2-800 * DirectX 10 Support: Yes, No (Ion-LE) * Graphics Cores: 16 * Core/Shader Clocks: 450/1100 MHz * Texture Fill Rate: 3.6 Billion/second * Maximum Anti-Aliasing (AA) Sample Rate: 16x * RAMDACs: 300 MHz * Maximum High-Dynamic Range (HDR) Precision: 128-bit * Maximum Analog Resolution: 2048 x 1536 * Maximum Digital Resolution: 2560 x 1600 * Graphics APIs: DirectX 10.0, OpenGL 3.3 * Full HD decode (1080i/p): Yes, 3rd Generation PureVideo * Display Options: HDMI, Dual-link DVI, DP, or VGA (any 2) * HDMI Version: 1.8 (according to the manual of the zotac ION itx-f board) * PCI-Express 2.0: 20 lanes (1×16 and 4×1) * SATA Drives: 6 * SATA Speed: 3 Gbit/s * RAID: 0, 1 * Networking: 10/100/1000 BASE-T * USB Ports: 12/2C * PCI Slots: 5 * Audio: HDA (Azalia)

Ion 2 (next-generation Nvidia Ion)

* CUDA cores: up to 16 * Standard Memory configurations: 512 MB of DDR2, 256 MB of DDR3, 512 MB of DDR3 * Memory Interface Width: Up to 64-bit * Hardware Video Decode Acceleration: Yes, 4th Generation PureVideo * nVidia CUDA Technology: Yes * Certified for Windows 7: Yes * Microsoft DirectX: 10.1 * OpenGL: 3.3 * Audio: HDA * Maximum digital resolution: 2560 × 1600 * Maximum VGA resolution: 2048 × 1536 * Netbook supported display connectors: HDMI * Desktop supported display connectors: Dual-link DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA * Multi-monitor: Yes * HDCP: Yes

Motherboards

* ASRock A330ION motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, DDR3, PCI Express x16 slot) * ASUS AT5IONT-I motherboard (Intel Atom D525 CPU, DDR3, USB3, PCI Express x4 slot @ x1 speed, with latch) * ASUS AT3N7A-I motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU) * ASUS AT3IONT-I motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, DDR3, PCI Express x16 slot) * ASUS AT3IONT-I DELUXE motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, DDR3, PCI Express x16 slot, DC power connector, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth, Media remote) * IEI Industrial Motherboard KINO-PVN D5251 ION2, DDR3, HDMI, Dual GbE, SATA, PCI/ PCI Expr.x1 slot, mini-PCI, CF TypeII * Jetway NC63-230 ITX board (Intel Atom 230 CPU, 20-pin ATX power connector) * Jetway NC63-330 ITX board (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 20-pin ATX power connector) * Jetway NC63P-230 ITX board (Intel Atom 230 CPU, 12V DC Power Onboard) * Jetway NC63P-330 ITX board (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 12V DC Power Onboard) * Point of View POV/ION230 motherboard (Intel Atom 230 CPU) * Point of View POV/ION330 motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU) * ZOTAC IONITX A-B motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 90w DC power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed) * ZOTAC IONITX A-U motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, DC power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed) * ZOTAC IONITX B-E motherboard (Intel Atom 230 CPU, 20-pin power connector) * ZOTAC IONITX C-U motherboard (Intel Atom 230 CPU, DC power connector) * ZOTAC IONITX D-E motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 20-pin power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed) * ZOTAC IONITX F-E motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 20-pin power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed, PCI Express x16 slot) * ZOTAC IONITX G-E motherboard (Intel Atom 330 CPU, 20-pin power connector, PCI Express x1 slot, mini-PCIe x1 slot) * ZOTAC IONITX N-E motherboard (Intel Celeron 743 CPU, 20-pin power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed, PCI Express x16 slot) * ZOTAC IONITX P-E motherboard (Intel Celeron SU2300 CPU, 20-pin power connector, Wireless PCIe module installed, PCI Express x16 slot)

Desktop systems

* Acer

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Nettop Media Server w/Remote * Aleutia H1 Hotel PC (with the above ZOTAC IONITX A-U), fanless in the single core version. * aOpen GP7A * ASRock Ion 330 series * ASRock Ion 330HT series w/Remote * ASRock Ion 330Pro *

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EB1012U (ION 1) *

EB1012P (ION 2) *

EB1501 * Asus S1-AT5NM10E * Foxconn NetBox-nT330i * Giada Mini PC series * Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 - 40816AU * MSi All-in-One PC Wind Top AE2220 * Myka ION * Orbit Micro Helix A58 Sleek NVIDIA ION/N330 desktop system * Orbit Micro Helix A5W Fanless IP waterproof dustproof Nvidia ION system * Sapphire EDGE HD * Shuttle XS35GT, fanless system with ION2 and Atom D510 * Viewsonic VOT132 * ZaReason Ion Breeze * Zotac Mag

Netbook systems

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* Asus Eee PC VX6 * Asus Eee PC 1015PN *

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* Asus Eee PC 1201NL (Only graphics component attached to Intel motherboard. * Asus Eee PC 1215N *

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* Lenovo IdeaPad S12 *

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Mobii ION * Samsung N510

Discontinued Windows support

NVIDIA has ceased Windows driver support for Nvidia ION series on April 1, 2016. * Windows XP 32-bit & Media Center Edition: version 340.52 (WHQL) released on July 29, 2014
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* Windows XP 64-bit: version 340.52 (WHQL) released on July 29, 2014
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* Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 32-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016
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* Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 64-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016
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* Windows 10, 32-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016
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* Windows 10, 64-bit: version 342.01 (WHQL) released on December 14, 2016
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References

External links

NVIDIA's official overview page on the NVIDIA ION platform

AnandTech: NVIDIA's Ion Platform: Bringing High Def to Netbooks

bit-tech.net - Nvidia Ion Platform: Atom gets GeForce

Techgage: NVIDIA's ION Platform: Hands-On Impressions

* ttp://www.linuxtech.net/features/nvidia_ion_products_overview.html LinuxTECH.NET: Independent overview of all currently available Nvidia ION-based products {{DEFAULTSORT:Nvidia Ion

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