GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce4 4200 Go

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce4 4200 Go with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

GeForce4 4200 Go
2002
128 MB DDR
0.01

5090 outperforms 4200 by a whopping 888500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15766
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.93
Power efficiencyno data12.44
Architectureno dataBlackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNV28MGB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 November 2002 (22 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores621760
Core clock speed2 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed200 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170
L1 Cacheno data21.3 MB
L2 Cacheno data96 MB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount128 MB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDDR12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

GeForce4 4200 Go 0.01
RTX 5090 88.86
+888500%

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 4200 Go 3
Samples: 8
RTX 5090 39327
+1310800%
Samples: 3929

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-0−1235
1440p-0−1201
4K-0−1155

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.51
1440pno data9.95
4Kno data12.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 240−250
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3320%
170−180
+3320%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 240−250
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−17100%
300−350
+17100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3320%
170−180
+3320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2817%
170−180
+2817%
Valorant 24−27
−2733%
650−700
+2733%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2989%
270−280
+2989%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 240−250
Dota 2 7−8
−888471%
62200−62250
+888471%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−17100%
300−350
+17100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3320%
170−180
+3320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2817%
170−180
+2817%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−11025%
400−450
+11025%
Valorant 24−27
−2733%
650−700
+2733%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 240−250
Dota 2 7−8
−888471%
62200−62250
+888471%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−17100%
300−350
+17100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3220%
166
+3220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2817%
170−180
+2817%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−8850%
358
+8850%
Valorant 24−27
−2733%
650−700
+2733%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−15500%
300−350
+15500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 170−180

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−30500%
300−350
+30500%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1147%
180−190
+1147%
Valorant 0−1 300−350

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−9500%
95−100
+9500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−7800%
75−80
+7800%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 309
+0%
309
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 304
+0%
304
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160
+0%
160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 327
+0%
327
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 386
+0%
386
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 231
+0%
231
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 102
+0%
102
+0%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 30500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 performs better in 21 tests (37%)
  • there's a draw in 36 tests (63%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 88.86
Recency 15 November 2002 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

RTX 5090 has a 888500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 4200 Go in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce4 4200 Go is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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