GeForce4 MX 420 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce4 MX 420, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce4 MX 420 by a whopping 55700% 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 | 634 | 1566 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.38 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Vega Renoir | NV17 A3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (23 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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.000 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | no data | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.328 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 data | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 20 | -0−1 |
| 1440p | 24 | -0−1 |
| 4K | 18 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 52 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 12−14 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 22 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 34 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 15 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 33 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 97 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 56 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 42 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 22 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 15 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 73 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 19 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 19 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 49 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 22 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 19 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.58 | 0.01 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 6 February 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 150 nm |
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 55700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and a 2042.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 MX 420 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce4 MX 420 is a desktop one.
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