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.

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