Radeon R7 M465X vs HD 7420G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7420G and Radeon R7 M465X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7420G
2012
35 Watt
0.75

R7 M465X outperforms HD 7420G by a whopping 469% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1218719
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.65no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameScrapper LiteTropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 June 2012 (13 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores128512
Core clock speed480 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed655 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.24029.60
Floating-point processing power0.1677 TFLOPS0.9472 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs832
L1 Cacheno data128 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1125 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

HD 7420G 0.75
R7 M465X 4.27
+469%

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.

HD 7420G 315
Samples: 198
R7 M465X 1786
+467%
Samples: 15

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

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Valorant 27−30
−452%
160−170
+452%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Valorant 27−30
−452%
160−170
+452%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Valorant 27−30
−452%
160−170
+452%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−436%
75−80
+436%
Valorant 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 4.27
Recency 6 June 2012 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

R7 M465X has a 469.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M465X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7420G in performance tests.

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