GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon HD 7420G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7420G with GeForce RTX 3080, including specs and performance data.

HD 7420G
2012
35 Watt
0.80

RTX 3080 outperforms HD 7420G by a whopping 8075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking114326
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.24
Power efficiency1.5914.25
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameScrapper LiteGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

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 cores1288704
Core clock speed480 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed655 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate5.240465.1
Floating-point processing power0.1677 TFLOPS29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8272
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared10 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared320 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1188 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data760.3 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.5

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 7420G 0.80
RTX 3080 65.40
+8075%

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 7420G 308
RTX 3080 25228
+8091%

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.

HD 7420G 453
RTX 3080 53713
+11757%

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.

HD 7420G 1718
RTX 3080 91747
+5240%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7420G 343
RTX 3080 39257
+11345%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 7420G 2717
RTX 3080 188064
+6822%

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 HD2−3
−8350%
169
+8350%
1440p1−2
−12600%
127
+12600%
4K1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.14
1440pno data5.50
4Kno data8.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4100%
120−130
+4100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2600%
130−140
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3767%
110−120
+3767%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4500%
138
+4500%
Far Cry 5 0−1 110−120
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15800%
150−160
+15800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1917%
240−250
+1917%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 131
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−3771%
270−280
+3771%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−700%
248
+700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2600%
130−140
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3767%
110−120
+3767%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4367%
134
+4367%
Far Cry 5 0−1 110−120
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15800%
150−160
+15800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2260%
118
+2260%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1917%
240−250
+1917%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−4557%
326
+4557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1290%
130−140
+1290%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−668%
238
+668%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2600%
130−140
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3767%
110−120
+3767%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4267%
131
+4267%
Far Cry 5 0−1 110−120
Hitman 3 5−6
−2100%
110
+2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1417%
182
+1417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−4000%
287
+4000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1390%
149
+1390%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−226%
101
+226%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 131

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 150−160
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10200%
100−110
+10200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 75−80
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1500%
112
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3675%
151
+3675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 110−120
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−8133%
247
+8133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130
+4233%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5200%
50−55
+5200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 52
Far Cry 5 0−1 45−50

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4650%
95
+4650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 111
+0%
111
+0%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 96
+0%
96
+0%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 219
+0%
219
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hitman 3 57
+0%
57
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 142
+0%
142
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+0%
135
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+0%
54
+0%

This is how HD 7420G and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 8350% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 12600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 8500% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3080 is 15800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is ahead in 35 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 65.40
Recency 6 June 2012 1 September 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 320 Watt

HD 7420G has 814.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 8075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7420G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7420G is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop 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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AMD Radeon HD 7420G
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