Quadro T1200 Mobile vs Radeon R5 M420
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 M420 with Quadro T1200 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T1200 Mobile outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 1344% 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 | 1094 | 347 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 73.95 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Jet | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 15 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 855 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 91.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.544 TFLOPS | 2.918 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 20 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 1024 KB |
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 3.0 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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| 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 outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
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 | 4−5
−1350%
| 58
+1350%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−1550%
| 33
+1550%
|
| 4K | 5−6
−1520%
| 81
+1520%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−450%
|
30−35
+450%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65
+3150%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−929%
|
70−75
+929%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−450%
|
30−35
+450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−633%
|
65−70
+633%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−315%
|
130−140
+315%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−689%
|
220−230
+689%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−613%
|
114
+613%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2850%
|
59
+2850%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−929%
|
70−75
+929%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−450%
|
30−35
+450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1750%
|
35−40
+1750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−633%
|
65−70
+633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−914%
|
71
+914%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−315%
|
130−140
+315%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−569%
|
107
+569%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2700%
|
56
+2700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−929%
|
70−75
+929%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−450%
|
30−35
+450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−633%
|
65−70
+633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−429%
|
37
+429%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1264%
|
450−500
+1264%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−1513%
|
120−130
+1513%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−8400%
|
170−180
+8400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4000%
|
41
+4000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1367%
|
40−45
+1367%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−1800%
|
18−20
+1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1250%
|
27−30
+1250%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−129%
|
30−35
+129%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−1550%
|
95−100
+1550%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−10800%
|
109
+10800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−750%
|
16−18
+750%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
Full HD
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how R5 M420 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:
- T1200 Mobile is 1350% faster in 1080p
- T1200 Mobile is 1550% faster in 1440p
- T1200 Mobile is 1520% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 10800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- T1200 Mobile performs better in 40 tests (78%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (22%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.20 | 17.33 |
| Recency | 15 May 2016 | 12 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
T1200 Mobile has a 1344.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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