GeForce RTX 5060 vs HD Graphics 4200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 4200 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms HD Graphics 4200 by a whopping 2035% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1112 | 264 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 17.01 | 8.55 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
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 | 160 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 0 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 362.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.272 TFLOPS | 23.22 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 20 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 355.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
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 | 8
−2025%
| 170−180
+2025%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−443%
|
35−40
+443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−443%
|
35−40
+443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−443%
|
35−40
+443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−6700%
|
65−70
+6700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3567%
|
110−120
+3567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1067%
|
140−150
+1067%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1017%
|
65−70
+1017%
|
| World of Tanks | 13
−1738%
|
230−240
+1738%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−443%
|
35−40
+443%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1067%
|
140−150
+1067%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1900%
|
100−105
+1900%
|
| World of Tanks | 5−6
−2760%
|
140−150
+2760%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1900%
|
60−65
+1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1060%
|
55−60
+1060%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−817%
|
55−60
+817%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−140%
|
35−40
+140%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1900%
|
300−310
+1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−2033%
|
60−65
+2033%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−1900%
|
300−310
+1900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1900%
|
300−310
+1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| Valorant | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 4200 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is 2025% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 6700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is ahead in 21 test (51%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (49%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.99 | 21.14 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 170 Watt |
HD Graphics 4200 has 4150% lower power consumption.
RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 2035.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4200 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4200 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 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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