GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 2957% 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 | 1099 | 146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.83 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Jet | TU104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 2 April 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 | 320 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 299.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 9.585 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 20 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 4 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 448.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
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 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 4−5
−3325%
| 137
+3325%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−3067%
| 95
+3067%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−3150%
| 65
+3150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2767%
|
85−90
+2767%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 95−100 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−16800%
|
169
+16800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2767%
|
85−90
+2767%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5850%
|
110−120
+5850%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5833%
|
178
+5833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1957%
|
140−150
+1957%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−567%
|
220−230
+567%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−16000%
|
161
+16000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−896%
|
270−280
+896%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2767%
|
85−90
+2767%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−856%
|
153
+856%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5850%
|
110−120
+5850%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5600%
|
171
+5600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1957%
|
140−150
+1957%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−11700%
|
110−120
+11700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−4500%
|
92
+4500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2729%
|
198
+2729%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−567%
|
220−230
+567%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−14600%
|
147
+14600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2767%
|
85−90
+2767%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−781%
|
141
+781%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5850%
|
110−120
+5850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1957%
|
140−150
+1957%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1544%
|
140−150
+1544%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1371%
|
103
+1371%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−521%
|
205
+521%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−4433%
|
136
+4433%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−2200%
|
90−95
+2200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−3163%
|
260−270
+3163%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1358%
|
170−180
+1358%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−8300%
|
250−260
+8300%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3400%
|
100−110
+3400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3350%
|
65−70
+3350%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5100%
|
104
+5100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−593%
|
97
+593%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−3683%
|
220−230
+3683%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−14000%
|
141
+14000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2500%
|
52
+2500%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 121
+0%
|
121
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
This is how R5 M420 and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 3325% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 3067% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 3150% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 16800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile performs better in 43 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.20 | 36.68 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 2 April 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
RTX 2080 Super Mobile has a 2957% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
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