GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon R5 M420

Place in the ranking	1043	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.28
Power efficiency	no data	12.54
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Jet	GB202
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

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 cores	320	21760
Core clock speed	780 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	1,637
Floating-point processing power	0.544 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	176
TMUs	20	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

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	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	DDR3	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	1.79 TB/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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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.

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	-	10.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R5 M420 1.21

RTX 5090 100.00
+8164%

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 5090 40367
+8155%

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	2−3 −10250%	207 +10250%
1440p	2−3 −9100%	184 +9100%
4K	1−2 −14000%	141 +14000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −2657%	190−200 +2657%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −2657%	190−200 +2657%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −7678%	700−750 +7678%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −2500%	150−160 +2500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −2657%	190−200 +2657%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%
Dota 2	1−2 −17300%	170−180 +17300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1345%	159 +1345%
Fortnite	5−6 −6060%	300−350 +6060%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −7678%	700−750 +7678%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −7900%	80−85 +7900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1436%	210−220 +1436%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −2500%	150−160 +2500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −2386%	170−180 +2386%
World of Tanks	27−30 −896%	270−280 +896%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −2786%	202 +2786%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%
Dota 2	1−2 −7900%	80−85 +7900%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1309%	150−160 +1309%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −7678%	700−750 +7678%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1436%	210−220 +1436%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −7757%	550−600 +7757%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	90−95
World of Tanks	7−8 −7271%	500−550 +7271%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7900%	240−250 +7900%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −3100%	160−170 +3100%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	170−180
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%
Valorant	6−7 −6800%	400−450 +6800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1640%	174 +1640%
Dota 2	16−18 −1038%	180−190 +1038%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −7900%	1200−1250 +7900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −6867%	200−210 +6867%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −7900%	1200−1250 +7900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −450%	55 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −7900%	160−170 +7900%
Dota 2	16−18 −8025%	1300−1350 +8025%
Far Cry 5	0−1	100−110
Valorant	1−2 −24200%	240−250 +24200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	183 +0%	183 +0%
Dota 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

167

+0%

167

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

This is how R5 M420 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 10250% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 9100% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 14000% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 24200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 26 tests (63%)
there's a draw in 15 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.21	100.00
Recency	15 May 2016	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RTX 5090 has a 8164.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 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 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.