GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 1855% 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 | 1053 | 233 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.57 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Jet | GN20-P0-R 6 GB |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2023 (2 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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 1237 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1492 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | no data |
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 | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
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 | 1−2
−3300%
| 34
+3300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2600%
|
81
+2600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−860%
|
45−50
+860%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2033%
|
64
+2033%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8400%
|
85
+8400%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−860%
|
45−50
+860%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−394%
|
160−170
+394%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−807%
|
250−260
+807%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1433%
|
46
+1433%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−656%
|
120−130
+656%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
78
+7700%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 92 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−860%
|
45−50
+860%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2500%
|
50−55
+2500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1200%
|
91
+1200%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−394%
|
160−170
+394%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9300%
|
90−95
+9300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
39
+1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−656%
|
120−130
+656%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7300%
|
74
+7300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1243%
|
90−95
+1243%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−860%
|
45−50
+860%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−922%
|
90−95
+922%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−614%
|
50
+614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−394%
|
160−170
+394%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−2286%
|
160−170
+2286%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1350%
|
170−180
+1350%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−4950%
|
200−210
+4950%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2200%
|
21−24
+2200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−940%
|
52
+940%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1933%
|
60−65
+1933%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1133%
|
37
+1133%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2700%
|
55−60
+2700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−193%
|
40−45
+193%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−2183%
|
130−140
+2183%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
This is how R5 M420 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 2233% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3300% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 9300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 47 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.24 | 24.24 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 6 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 1854.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
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