Rutile ID-TIMS and LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb isotopic dating methods are elaborated systematically in this paper. The advantage and the limitation of the two methods are discussed respectively. Rutile from Daixian, Shanxi Province were first analyzed using LA-MC-ICP-MS method to check the U-Pb age homogeneity, and then dated precisely by means of ID-TIMS method, yielding a weighted 207Pb/206Pb average age of 1805±2 Ma（MSWD=2.3，n=6）and an Upper interseption age of 1808±7Ma（MSWD=0.20，n=6）. The rutile U-Pb isotopic dating results by ID-TIMS and in situ methods are comparatively studied in this paper. It is demonstrated that precise and reliable rutile U-Pb ages can be obtained by means of both ID-TIMS and LA-MC-ICP-MS methods.