GeForce4 420 Go vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4530 and GeForce4 420 Go, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
ATI Mobility HD 4530 outperforms GeForce4 420 Go by a whopping 3500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1289 | 1523 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | M92 | NV17 A5 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 6 February 2002 (22 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 | 80 | 2 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 190 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 0.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 | MXM-II | AGP 4x |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 3.2 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 outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 8.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4530 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 4530 is ahead in 17 tests (59%)
- there's a draw in 12 tests (41%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 0.01 |
| Recency | 9 January 2009 | 6 February 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility HD 4530 has a 3500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 4530 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 420 Go 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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