Arc B390 vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and Arc B390, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
B390 outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 1693% 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 | 1100 | 297 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | Jet | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (10 years ago) | 27 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 120.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 7.68 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 20 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 16 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 3−4
−2233%
| 70
+2233%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−1700%
| 36
+1700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1567%
|
550−600
+1567%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−1686%
|
500−550
+1686%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1650%
|
280−290
+1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1567%
|
550−600
+1567%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1650%
|
280−290
+1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1567%
|
550−600
+1567%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1650%
|
70−75
+1650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1650%
|
210−220
+1650%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1686%
|
250−260
+1686%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−1567%
|
100−105
+1567%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
This is how R5 M420 and Arc B390 compete in popular games:
- Arc B390 is 2233% faster in 1080p
- Arc B390 is 1700% faster in 1440p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 21.69 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 27 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
Arc B390 has a 1693% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 833% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc B390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
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