Radeon R5 M420 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	489	1039
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.40	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Vega	Jet
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)	15 May 2016 (8 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	512	320
Core clock speed	no data	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	no data	17.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	20

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

PCIe 3.0 x8

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16 GB/s
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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
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	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
1440p	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
4K	9 +800%	1−2 −800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Elden Ring	18	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +300%	8−9 −300%
Metro Exodus	27 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +450%	6−7 −450%
Valorant	44 +633%	6−7 −633%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Dota 2	29 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Elden Ring	22	0−1
Far Cry 5	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Fortnite	50−55 +960%	5−6 −960%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +238%	8−9 −238%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Metro Exodus	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +307%	14−16 −307%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Valorant	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
World of Tanks	48 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Dota 2	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +188%	8−9 −188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +407%	14−16 −407%
Valorant	37 +640%	5−6 −640%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Elden Ring	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +175%	8−9 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	21 +200%	7−8 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Valorant	39 +550%	6−7 −550%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	10 −50%	14−16 +50%
Elden Ring	6	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −50%	14−16 +50%
Metro Exodus	6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −50%	14−16 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Far Cry 5	10−12	0−1
Fortnite	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Valorant	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and R5 M420 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 667% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 750% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 800% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 4700% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R5 M420 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 35 tests (85%)
R5 M420 is ahead in 3 tests (7%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.00	1.27
Recency	7 January 2020	15 May 2016
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 608.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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.