RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs Radeon R5 M420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M420 with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

R5 M420
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.19

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 5608% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking108323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data17.26
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameJetGB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 May 2016 (9 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a 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 cores32014080
Core clock speed780 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors690 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rate17.001,151
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS73.69 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs20440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 data267 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 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s1.34 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

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-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.

R5 M420 1.19
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 67.93
+5608%

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 497
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 28467
+5628%

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
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
God of War 5−6
−5500%
280−290
+5500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Fortnite 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
God of War 5−6
−5500%
280−290
+5500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−5456%
500−550
+5456%
Valorant 30−35
−5525%
1800−1850
+5525%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−5436%
1550−1600
+5436%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Dota 2 16−18
−5525%
900−950
+5525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Fortnite 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
God of War 5−6
−5500%
280−290
+5500%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−5456%
500−550
+5456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Valorant 30−35
−5525%
1800−1850
+5525%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Dota 2 16−18
−5525%
900−950
+5525%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
God of War 5−6
−5500%
280−290
+5500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−5456%
500−550
+5456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Valorant 30−35
−5525%
1800−1850
+5525%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−5317%
650−700
+5317%
Valorant 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−5567%
850−900
+5567%
Valorant 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
God of War 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 67.93
Recency 15 May 2016 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has a 5608.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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