Radeon R5 M420 vs UHD Graphics 620

Place in the ranking	815	1043
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.31	no data
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	Jet
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2017 (7 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 cores	192	320
Core clock speed	300 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	24.00	17.00
Floating-point processing power	0.384 TFLOPS	0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	8
TMUs	24	20

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).

Interface

Ring Bus

PCIe 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 type	LPDDR3/DDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16 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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131

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.

UHD Graphics 620 2.56
+112%

R5 M420 1.21

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.

UHD Graphics 620 1030
+111%

R5 M420 489

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 +117%	6−7 −117%
1440p	16 +129%	7−8 −129%
4K	9 +125%	4−5 −125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Valorant	9 +125%	4−5 −125%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Dota 2	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	12 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Fortnite	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	3 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Valorant	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	37 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Dota 2	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Valorant	2−3	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Valorant	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	7 −129%	16−18 +129%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how UHD Graphics 620 and R5 M420 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 620 is 117% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics 620 is 129% faster in 1440p
UHD Graphics 620 is 125% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 620 is 1700% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 M420 is 129% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 620 is ahead in 35 tests (83%)
R5 M420 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.56	1.21
Recency	1 September 2017	15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

UHD Graphics 620 has a 111.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

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