RTX A2000 Mobile vs GeForce4 4200 Go

Place in the ranking	1523	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	18.55
Architecture	no data	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	NV28M	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 November 2002 (22 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	6	2560
Core clock speed	2 MHz	893 MHz
Boost clock speed	200 MHz	1358 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	95 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	108.6
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.953 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	medium sized	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	DDR	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	200 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	176.0 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DDR	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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 4200 Go 0.01

RTX A2000 Mobile 25.63
+256200%

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

RTX A2000 Mobile 9870
+328900%

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	-0−1	79
1440p	-0−1	42
4K	-0−1	36

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−3600%

74
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3000%	62 +3000%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2075%	85−90 +2075%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −271%	100−110 +271%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50 +2400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2600%	108 +2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −271%	100−110 +271%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	41 +1950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2250%	94 +2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −456%	50 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −3.6%	29 +3.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	25
Hitman 3	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −2550%	50−55 +2550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2050%

40−45
+2050%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1000%

21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +0%	55 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	39 +0%	39 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 +0%	32 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +0%	27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	49 +0%	49 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 +0%	63 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Hitman 3	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +0%	33 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35 +0%	35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX A2000 Mobile is 3600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A2000 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.01	25.63
Recency	15 November 2002	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	150 nm	8 nm

RTX A2000 Mobile has a 256200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 Mobile 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 RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.