GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 3957% 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 | 1076 | 73 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 72.90 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Jet | GB207 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 24 June 2025 (recently) |
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 | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 12.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 20 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 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 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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 Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3900%
|
80−85
+3900%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−6933%
|
210−220
+6933%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3900%
|
280−290
+3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 150−160 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1822%
|
170−180
+1822%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−741%
|
260−270
+741%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−896%
|
270−280
+896%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−3650%
|
600−650
+3650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3900%
|
80−85
+3900%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−6933%
|
210−220
+6933%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3900%
|
280−290
+3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 150−160 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 140−150 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−3900%
|
80−85
+3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1822%
|
170−180
+1822%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2600%
|
180−190
+2600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−741%
|
260−270
+741%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−3650%
|
600−650
+3650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3900%
|
80−85
+3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3900%
|
280−290
+3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1822%
|
170−180
+1822%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2600%
|
180−190
+2600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−3806%
|
1250−1300
+3806%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−6933%
|
210−220
+6933%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−13300%
|
130−140
+13300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−4857%
|
300−350
+4857%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−3650%
|
450−500
+3650%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−7450%
|
300−350
+7450%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 60−65 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3900%
|
120−130
+3900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−10200%
|
100−110
+10200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−6650%
|
130−140
+6650%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−613%
|
110−120
+613%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−4700%
|
280−290
+4700%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−3900%
|
40−45
+3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 13300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 24 tests (75%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (25%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 47.87 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 24 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 5050 Mobile has a 3956.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
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