Radeon RX 5700M vs HD 7420G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7420G and Radeon RX 5700M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
5700M outperforms HD 7420G by a whopping 409% 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 | 1220 | 760 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 1.63 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Scrapper Lite | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2020 (6 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 | 128 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 480 MHz | 1465 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 655 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.240 | 247.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1677 TFLOPS | 7.926 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 144 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
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 | medium sized | large |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
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.
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−82.8%
|
50−55
+82.8%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−229%
|
65−70
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−169%
|
35−40
+169%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−82.8%
|
50−55
+82.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−169%
|
35−40
+169%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−82.8%
|
50−55
+82.8%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−625%
|
27−30
+625%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−300%
|
30−35
+300%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−7.1%
|
14−16
+7.1%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−375%
|
18−20
+375%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700M is 1000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 5700M performs better in 32 tests (60%)
- there's a draw in 21 tests (40%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 3.82 |
| Recency | 6 June 2012 | 1 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 180 Watt |
HD 7420G has 414% lower power consumption.
RX 5700M, on the other hand, has a 409% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 357% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 5700M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7420G in performance tests.
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