Radeon R5 M420 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and Radeon R5 M420, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.42
+248%

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 248% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6641035
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2022−2023)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameRaphaelJet
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 September 2022 (2 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 cores128320
Core clock speedno data780 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data690 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data17.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.544 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data20

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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 HD17
+325%
4−5
−325%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and R5 M420 compete in popular games:

  • Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is 325% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is 1200% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 M420 is 56% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is ahead in 46 tests (98%)
  • R5 M420 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 1.27
Recency 26 September 2022 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) has a 248% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.


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