RTX A4500 Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 4200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4200 with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms ATI HD 4200 by a whopping 15423% 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 | 1362 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.52 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | RS880 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 August 2009 (15 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (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 | 40 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.000 | 276.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04 TFLOPS | 17.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 4 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9500%
|
95−100
+9500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−2325%
|
95−100
+2325%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9500%
|
95−100
+9500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5167%
|
150−160
+5167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−2325%
|
95−100
+2325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2171%
|
150−160
+2171%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−804%
|
230−240
+804%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−2038%
|
270−280
+2038%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9500%
|
95−100
+9500%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1522%
|
140−150
+1522%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5167%
|
150−160
+5167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−2325%
|
95−100
+2325%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 95−100 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2171%
|
150−160
+2171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−2880%
|
140−150
+2880%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−804%
|
230−240
+804%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9500%
|
95−100
+9500%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1522%
|
140−150
+1522%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5167%
|
150−160
+5167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−2325%
|
95−100
+2325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2171%
|
150−160
+2171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−2880%
|
140−150
+2880%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−804%
|
230−240
+804%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−11800%
|
110−120
+11800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−8000%
|
80−85
+8000%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 100−110 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−507%
|
90−95
+507%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−12300%
|
240−250
+12300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2800%
|
55−60
+2800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 12300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX A4500 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 40.36 |
| Recency | 1 August 2009 | 22 March 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A4500 Mobile has a 15423.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4200 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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