P106-090 vs GeForce GT 420M

Place in performance ranking	1060	553
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	3.56
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N11P-GE	GP106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 September 2010 (13 years ago)	31 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$310	$26

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

P106-090 has 11767% better value for money than GT 420M.

Detailed specifications

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	96	768
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1354 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1531 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.0 billion/sec	73.49
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	2,352 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 420M and P106-090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	250 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	(G)DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	192.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 420M 1.05

P106-090 6.06
+477%

P106-090 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 477% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

GT 420M 405

P106-090 2342
+478%

P106-090 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 478% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 420M 1583

P106-090 20949
+1223%

P106-090 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 1223% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

900p	12 −442%	65−70 +442%
Full HD	15 −467%	85−90 +467%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
−433%

16−18

+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Hitman 3	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Hitman 3	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−400%

5−6
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
−400%

10−11

+400%

This is how GT 420M and P106-090 compete in popular games:

P106-090 is 442% faster in 900p
P106-090 is 467% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.05	6.06
Recency	3 September 2010	31 July 2017
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	75 Watt