GeForce4 4200 Go vs Radeon HD 6370M

Place in the ranking	1168	1518
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.42	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	no data
GPU code name	Robson	NV28M
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 November 2010 (14 years ago)	15 November 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	6
Core clock speed	750 MHz	2 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	200 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	6.000	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.12 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	no data

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data

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	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DDR
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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.

HD 6370M 0.71
+7000%

GeForce4 4200 Go 0.01

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.

HD 6370M 275
+9067%

GeForce4 4200 Go 3

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

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +10.7%	27−30 −10.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +10.7%	27−30 −10.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +10.7%	27−30 −10.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 6370M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6370M is ahead in 26 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	0.01
Recency	26 November 2010	15 November 2002
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm

HD 6370M has a 7000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6370M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 4200 Go in performance tests.

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