Radeon 610M vs R5 M420
Aggregated performance score
610M outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 997 | 751 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 45 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Jet | RDNA 2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (7 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 15.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 547.2 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R5 M420 and Radeon 610M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
610M outperforms R5 M420 by 124% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
610M outperforms R5 M420 by 124% in Passmark.
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 | 5−6
−160%
| 13
+160%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−100%
|
14
+100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−350%
|
9
+350%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−175%
|
11
+175%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−75%
|
7
+75%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
This is how R5 M420 and Radeon 610M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 610M is 160% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 610M is 600% faster than the R5 M420.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 610M is ahead in 30 tests (94%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.27 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
The Radeon 610M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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