GeForce GT 420M vs GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI with GeForce GT 420M, including specs and performance data.
1070 SLI outperforms 420M by a whopping 3852% 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 | 143 | 1169 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.50 | 3.13 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | GF108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 3 September 2010 (15 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 | 3840 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 8.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 2x 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 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 | no data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 API |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 450−500
+3650%
| 12
−3650%
|
| Full HD | 118
+556%
| 18
−556%
|
| 4K | 56
+5500%
| 1−2
−5500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+4060%
|
5−6
−4060%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+4233%
|
3−4
−4233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+4060%
|
5−6
−4060%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+5900%
|
2−3
−5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+11900%
|
1−2
−11900%
|
| Fortnite | 280
+27900%
|
1−2
−27900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2317%
|
6−7
−2317%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1544%
|
9−10
−1544%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+613%
|
30−35
−613%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+4233%
|
3−4
−4233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+4060%
|
5−6
−4060%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+1058%
|
24−27
−1058%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+921%
|
14−16
−921%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+5900%
|
2−3
−5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+11900%
|
1−2
−11900%
|
| Fortnite | 176
+17500%
|
1−2
−17500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2317%
|
6−7
−2317%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 87
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+8800%
|
1−2
−8800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1544%
|
9−10
−1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 111
+1750%
|
6−7
−1750%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+613%
|
30−35
−613%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+4233%
|
3−4
−4233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+4250%
|
2−3
−4250%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+921%
|
14−16
−921%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+5900%
|
2−3
−5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+11900%
|
1−2
−11900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2317%
|
6−7
−2317%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1544%
|
9−10
−1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 73
+1117%
|
6−7
−1117%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+613%
|
30−35
−613%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 123
+12200%
|
1−2
−12200%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+2225%
|
4−5
−2225%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+4283%
|
6−7
−4283%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+7600%
|
1−2
−7600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+1650%
|
10−11
−1650%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+4117%
|
6−7
−4117%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+4750%
|
2−3
−4750%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 90−95
+2900%
|
3−4
−2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+8900%
|
1−2
−8900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+3433%
|
3−4
−3433%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+3400%
|
2−3
−3400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+9700%
|
1−2
−9700%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
+479%
|
14−16
−479%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+4480%
|
5−6
−4480%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+5300%
|
2−3
−5300%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 45−50
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+6900%
|
1−2
−6900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+2400%
|
2−3
−2400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 38
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GT 420M compete in popular games:
- GTX 1070 SLI is 3650% faster in 900p
- GTX 1070 SLI is 556% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1070 SLI is 5500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 27900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1070 SLI surpassed GT 420M in all 40 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.75 | 0.93 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 3 September 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 23 Watt |
GTX 1070 SLI has a 3851.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
GT 420M, on the other hand, has 1204.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 420M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GT 420M is a notebook one.
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