Radeon RX 590 vs NVS 4200M

Place in the ranking	1159	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.07
Power efficiency	2.03	9.55
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF119	Polaris 30
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2011 (13 years ago)	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	48	2304
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.480	222.5
Floating-point processing power	0.1555 TFLOPS	7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	144

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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 type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	-

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. 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.

NVS 4200M 0.74

RX 590 24.38
+3195%

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.

NVS 4200M 286

RX 590 9393
+3184%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

NVS 4200M 507

RX 590 23363
+4508%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

NVS 4200M 2298

RX 590 48454
+2009%

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	13 −677%	101 +677%
1440p	1−2 −5700%	58 +5700%
4K	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.76
1440p	no data	4.81
4K	no data	7.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1233%

40−45
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1525%	65 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2200%	69 +2200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8900%	90 +8900%
Hitman 3	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2636%	301 +2636%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	91
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2233%	140 +2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −777%	272 +777%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −2725%	113 +2725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2033%	64 +2033%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −7000%	71 +7000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2509%	287 +2509%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	74
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1800%	114 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −430%	50−55 +430%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −742%	261 +742%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −875%	39 +875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1433%	46 +1433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Hitman 3	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −773%	96 +773%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1567%	100 +1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −410%	51 +410%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −12.9%	35 +12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−3600%

35−40
+3600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2300%	72 +2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −10050%	203 +10050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1333%

43
+1333%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1800%	19 +1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1400%

30
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 +0%	86 +0%
Battlefield 5	136 +0%	136 +0%
Far Cry 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	274 +0%	274 +0%
Metro Exodus	124 +0%	124 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +0%	73 +0%
Battlefield 5	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	74 +0%	74 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +0%	259 +0%
Metro Exodus	97 +0%	97 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Far Cry 5	55 +0%	55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	91 +0%	91 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +0%	55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 +0%	38 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	58 +0%	58 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +0%	70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	39 +0%	39 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	57 +0%	57 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +0%	32 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	17 +0%	17 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	46 +0%	46 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +0%	40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +0%	13 +0%

This is how NVS 4200M and RX 590 compete in popular games:

RX 590 is 677% faster in 1080p
RX 590 is 5700% faster in 1440p
RX 590 is 3400% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 10050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 590 is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	24.38
Recency	22 February 2011	15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	175 Watt

NVS 4200M has 600% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 3194.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 4200M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.