Radeon R5 M420 vs FirePro D500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon R5 M420, including specs and performance data.
D500 outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 723% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 490 | 1099 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.78 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Jet |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (12 years ago) | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 17.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.227 TFLOPS | 0.544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 96 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
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9−10
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
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27−30
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
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16−18
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Metro Exodus | 2−3
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2−3
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
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9−10
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
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16−18
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
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12−14
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| Valorant | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 6−7
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6−7
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4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.88 | 1.20 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 15 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
FirePro D500 has a 723% higher aggregate performance score.
R5 M420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The FirePro D500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook one.
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