Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 690% 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 | 1088 | 493 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Xe LPG (2023) |
| GPU code name | Jet | Meteor Lake iGPU |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year 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 | 4 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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).
| 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | no data |
| 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 data |
API and SDK support
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
−733%
| 25
+733%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1450%
|
30−35
+1450%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−614%
|
50
+614%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2800%
|
27−30
+2800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−278%
|
30−35
+278%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−179%
|
90−95
+179%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−686%
|
220−230
+686%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−650%
|
120−130
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24
+1100%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1800%
|
55−60
+1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−457%
|
39
+457%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2800%
|
27−30
+2800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 15 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−850%
|
18−20
+850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−278%
|
30−35
+278%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−257%
|
24−27
+257%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−179%
|
90−95
+179%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−650%
|
120−130
+650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1450%
|
30−35
+1450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−329%
|
30
+329%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−278%
|
30−35
+278%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−179%
|
90−95
+179%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−650%
|
30−33
+650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−813%
|
70−75
+813%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−292%
|
45−50
+292%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−667%
|
21−24
+667%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
This is how R5 M420 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:
- Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 733% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 4100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) performs better in 34 tests (58%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.13 | 8.93 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 14 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 690.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
