AMD Radeon R5 M420 vs Intel HD Graphics 6000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M420 and Intel HD Graphics 6000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M420

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2.6x more core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 6.7x more pipelines: 320 vs 48
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14165 vs 3533
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2979 vs 1363
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2979 vs 1363
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed 780 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 320 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 14165 vs 3533
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2979 vs 1363
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2979 vs 1363

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 6000

  • Around 18% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 850 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 876 vs 487
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 273 vs 154
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1225 vs 972
  • 74.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1225 vs 16.5
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3259 vs 3165
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3259 vs 3165
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1000 MHz vs 850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 876 vs 487
PassMark - G2D Mark 273 vs 154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1225 vs 972
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1225 vs 16.5
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3259 vs 3165
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3259 vs 3165

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M420
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 6000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
487
876
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
154
273
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
14165
3533
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
972
1225
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.5
1225
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2979
1363
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2979
1363
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3165
3259
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3165
3259
Name AMD Radeon R5 M420 Intel HD Graphics 6000
PassMark - G3D Mark 487 876
PassMark - G2D Mark 154 273
Geekbench - OpenCL 14165 3533
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 972 1225
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16.5 1225
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2979 1363
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2979 1363
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3165 3259
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3165 3259

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M420 Intel HD Graphics 6000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Generation 8.0
Code name Jet Broadwell GT3
Launch date 15 May 2016 5 September 2014
Place in performance rating 1122 1126
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 780 MHz 300 MHz
Floating-point performance 547.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 320 48
Texture fill rate 17.1 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 189 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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