Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs GeForce GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1265	390
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.92	8.98
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	G96C	Vega 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	14 November 2018 (6 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	32	1280
Core clock speed	500 MHz	815 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1283 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	102.6
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	3.284 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	80

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	DDR2	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	740 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	189.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 120M 0.39

Pro Vega 20 13.06
+3249%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 120M 150

Pro Vega 20 5019
+3246%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2 −6400%	65 +6400%
4K	1−2 −4000%	41 +4000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −783%	50−55 +783%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −600%	49 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −783%	50−55 +783%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2143%	157 +2143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
World of Tanks	14−16 −1157%	170−180 +1157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −783%	50−55 +783%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1271%	95−100 +1271%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−4600%

90−95
+4600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Valorant	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Dota 2	14−16 −173%	41 +173%
Valorant	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	53 +0%	53 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45 +0%	45 +0%
Dota 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
World of Tanks	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Elden Ring	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

This is how GT 120M and Pro Vega 20 compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 20 is 6400% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega 20 is 4000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro Vega 20 is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro Vega 20 is ahead in 31 test (50%)
there's a draw in 31 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	13.06
Recency	15 June 2009	14 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	100 Watt

GT 120M has 614.3% lower power consumption.

Pro Vega 20, on the other hand, has a 3248.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 120M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.