GeForce GT 120M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4650 and GeForce GT 120M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 4650
2009
512 MB DDR2, 35 Watt
1.04
+167%

ATI Mobility HD 4650 outperforms GT 120M by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10991264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.051.92
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameM96G96C
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2009 (16 years ago)15 June 2009 (15 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 cores32032
Core clock speed500 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors514 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate16.008.000
Floating-point processing power0.32 TFLOPS0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs3216

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 sizedmedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s16 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 compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

ATI Mobility HD 4650 1.04
+167%
GT 120M 0.39

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.

ATI Mobility HD 4650 401
+167%
GT 120M 150

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 HD16
+167%
6−7
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
World of Tanks 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
World of Tanks 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 4650 and GT 120M compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4650 is 167% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4650 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4650 is ahead in 23 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.39
Recency 9 January 2009 15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 14 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 4650 has a 166.7% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 120M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 4650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.


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