Radeon R5 M420 vs Quadro P2000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 Mobile with Radeon R5 M420, including specs and performance data.

P2000 Mobile
2019
3.75 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
15.71
+1137%

P2000 Mobile outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 1137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3471041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.42no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Jet
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date15 February 2019 (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 cores1152320
Core clock speed1291 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speed1291 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate92.9517.00
Floating-point processing power2.974 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs7220

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount3.75 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.21.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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 10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
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6−7
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 10−11
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10−11
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Fortnite 5−6
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
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6−7
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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World of Tanks 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
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8−9
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Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 7−8
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7−8
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
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Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
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4−5
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Valorant 6−7
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6−7
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4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
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3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
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14−16
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4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2
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1−2
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.71 1.27
Recency 15 February 2019 15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 3.75 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

P2000 Mobile has a 1137% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

R5 M420, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro P2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R5 M420 is a mobile workstation one.


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

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