Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce4 4200 Go
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce4 4200 Go and Radeon RX 550X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
550X Mobile outperforms GeForce4 4200 Go by a whopping 55300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1586 | 648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.58 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV28M | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 November 2002 (23 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 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 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 2 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 200 MHz | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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 size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 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 type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| 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:
| Full HD | -0−1 | 26 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−187%
|
65−70
+187%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 9−10
−956%
|
95−100
+956%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−657%
|
53
+657%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−300%
|
20
+300%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−187%
|
65−70
+187%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−600%
|
49
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−160%
|
13
+160%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−187%
|
65−70
+187%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−450%
|
10−12
+450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 0−1 | 35−40 |
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 27−30 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 1200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile performs better in 21 tests (38%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (62%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.01 | 5.54 |
| Recency | 15 November 2002 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 14 nm |
RX 550X Mobile has a 55300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 4200 Go in performance tests.
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