ATI Radeon HD 5570 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M

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Combined performance score

GT 420M
1.05

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1054997
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.030.02
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN11P-GERedwood
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (13 years old)9 February 2010 (14 years old)
Current price$310 $149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 420M has 50% better value for money than ATI HD 5570.

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 cores96400
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed500 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors585 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt39 Watt
Texture fill rate6.0 billion/sec13.00
Floating-point performance192 gflops520.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 420M and Radeon HD 5570 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data165 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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(G)DDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz667 - 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

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
ATI HD 5570 1.24
+18.1%

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 18% in our combined 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
ATI HD 5570 482
+19%

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 19% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 420M 3051
ATI HD 5570 3917
+28.4%

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 28% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 420M 685
ATI HD 5570 1025
+49.6%

Radeon HD 5570 outperforms GeForce GT 420M by 50% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p12
−25%
15
+25%
Full HD17
−29.4%
22
+29.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GT 420M and ATI HD 5570 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5570 is 25% faster than GT 420M

1080p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5570 is 29.4% faster than GT 420M

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 5570 is 100% faster than the GT 420M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5570 is ahead in 8 tests (28%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (72%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.05 1.24
Recency 3 September 2010 9 February 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 39 Watt

The Radeon HD 5570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 420M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 420M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5570 is a desktop 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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