Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs GeForce GT 120M
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 350 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 14.39 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | N10P-GV1 | Vega Mobile |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 11 February 2009 (15 years old) | 15 November 2018 (5 years old) |
| Current price | $110 | $360 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. 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) | 23 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 102.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 80 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 120M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| 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 |
Memory
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 | GDDR2, GDDR3 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 189.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics 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 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GT 120M by 3386% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 11 February 2009 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 100 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 120M and Radeon Pro Vega 20. We've got no test results to judge.
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.
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