Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs GeForce4 420 Go

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce4 420 Go with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.

GeForce4 420 Go
2002
32 MB DDR
0.01

RX 7900 GRE outperforms GeForce4 420 Go by a whopping 695100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking151921
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data18.64
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV17 A5Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 February 2002 (22 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year 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 cores25120
Core clock speed200 MHz1287 MHz
Boost clock speed190 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors29 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data260 Watt
Texture fill rate0.8718.4
Floating-point processing powerno data45.98 TFLOPS
ROPs2160
TMUs4320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 MB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s576.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

GeForce4 420 Go 0.01
RX 7900 GRE 69.52
+695100%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GeForce4 420 Go 3
RX 7900 GRE 26814
+893700%

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 HD-0−1213
1440p-0−1131
4K-0−180

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10300%
208
+10300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−9100%
184
+9100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3038%
250−260
+3038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7125%
280−290
+7125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7800%
158
+7800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3038%
250−260
+3038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−9975%
403
+9975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7300%
148
+7300%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3575%
294
+3575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8725%
353
+8725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2222%
209
+2222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 98
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−11450%
231
+11450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5600%
110−120
+5600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 252
+0%
252
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 125
+0%
125
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+0%
131
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 GRE is 11450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 GRE is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 69.52
Recency 6 February 2002 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 32 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

RX 7900 GRE has a 695100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 year, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 420 Go in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce4 420 Go is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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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