GeForce4 420 Go vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3650 and GeForce4 420 Go, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 3650
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.35
+3400%

ATI Mobility HD 3650 outperforms GeForce4 420 Go by a whopping 3400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12981528
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.80no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameM86NV17 A5
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2008 (17 years ago)6 February 2002 (23 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 cores1202
Core clock speed500 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speedno data190 MHz
Number of transistors378 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.0000.8
Floating-point processing power0.12 TFLOPSno data
ROPs42
TMUs84

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
InterfaceMXM-IIAGP 4x

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s3.2 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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)8.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.31.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Valorant 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Valorant 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Valorant 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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

  • in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3650 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 3650 is ahead in 19 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.01
Recency 7 January 2008 6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm

ATI Mobility HD 3650 has a 3400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 420 Go in performance tests.

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