GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon R5 M420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M420 with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.

R5 M420
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.26

RTX 5080 outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 7313% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking10473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.53
Power efficiencyno data17.90
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameJetGB203
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores32010752
Core clock speed780 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors690 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data360 Watt
Texture fill rate17.00879.3
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs20336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-10.1
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.

R5 M420 1.26
RTX 5080 93.40
+7313%

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.

R5 M420 489
RTX 5080 36112
+7285%

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 HD2−3
−9550%
193
+9550%
1440p2−3
−7850%
159
+7850%
4K1−2
−10800%
109
+10800%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.18
1440pno data6.28
4Kno data9.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6050%
240−250
+6050%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2513%
200−210
+2513%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7400%
220−230
+7400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6050%
240−250
+6050%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2513%
200−210
+2513%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7400%
220−230
+7400%
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1867%
170−180
+1867%
Valorant 30−35
−1727%
600−650
+1727%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6050%
240−250
+6050%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2513%
200−210
+2513%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−893%
270−280
+893%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7400%
220−230
+7400%
Dota 2 16−18
−7088%
1150−1200
+7088%
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 170−180
Metro Exodus 2−3
−11050%
220−230
+11050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1867%
170−180
+1867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−6583%
400−450
+6583%
Valorant 30−35
−1727%
600−650
+1727%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2675%
222
+2675%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7400%
220−230
+7400%
Dota 2 16−18
−7088%
1150−1200
+7088%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1867%
170−180
+1867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4717%
289
+4717%
Valorant 30−35
−1727%
600−650
+1727%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−7271%
500−550
+7271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
Valorant 4−5
−12025%
450−500
+12025%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−14100%
140−150
+14100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−19700%
190−200
+19700%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−10100%
300−350
+10100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−12100%
244
+12100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−8900%
90
+8900%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1147%
180−190
+1147%
Valorant 6−7
−5433%
300−350
+5433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 70−75
Dota 2 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−7700%
150−160
+7700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 242
+0%
242
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

This is how R5 M420 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is 9550% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 is 7850% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 is 10800% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 19700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is ahead in 44 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.26 93.40
Recency 15 May 2016 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

RTX 5080 has a 7312.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon R5 M420
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