Radeon R5 M420 vs GeForce GTX 470M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Radeon R5 M420, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470M SLI
2010
6.11
+409%

470M SLI outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6341099
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameN11E-GTJet
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 November 2010 (15 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores576320
Core clock speed535 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data690 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data17.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.544 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data20
L1 Cacheno data80 KB
L2 Cacheno data128 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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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:

900p66
+450%
12−14
−450%
Full HD79
+464%
14−16
−464%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 10−12 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Fortnite 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Valorant 70−75
+112%
30−35
−112%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+264%
27−30
−264%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Dota 2 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Fortnite 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 70−75
+112%
30−35
−112%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Dota 2 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 70−75
+112%
30−35
−112%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Valorant 65−70
+2200%
3−4
−2200%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how GTX 470M SLI and R5 M420 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M SLI is 450% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M SLI is 464% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 470M SLI is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 470M SLI surpassed R5 M420 in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.11 1.20
Recency 1 November 2010 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

GTX 470M SLI has a 409% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 M420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 470M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

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