Radeon R5 M420 vs GeForce MX150

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Aggregate performance score

GeForce MX150
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 25 Watt
5.90
+368%

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon R5 M420 by a whopping 368% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5571000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameN17S-G1Jet
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 May 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price$1049 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384320
Core clock speed1468 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speed1532 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (10 - 25 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rate24.9117.00
Floating-point performance1,127 gflops547.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX150 and Radeon R5 M420 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1no 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.

GeForce MX150 5.90
+368%
R5 M420 1.26

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon R5 M420 by 368% based on our aggregate 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%

GeForce MX150 2279
+369%
R5 M420 486

GeForce MX150 outperforms Radeon R5 M420 by 369% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD27
+440%
5−6
−440%
1440p35
+400%
7−8
−400%
4K19
+375%
4−5
−375%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 26
+420%
5−6
−420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+380%
5−6
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 36
+177%
12−14
−177%
Metro Exodus 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+600%
2−3
−600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 42
+600%
6−7
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 26
+100%
12−14
−100%
Metro Exodus 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+450%
2−3
−450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Metro Exodus 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 21
+250%
6−7
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how GeForce MX150 and R5 M420 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX150 is 440% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX150 is 400% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX150 is 375% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX150 is 1250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GeForce MX150 surpassed R5 M420 in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.90 1.26
Recency 16 May 2017 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

The GeForce MX150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.


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