AMD Radeon R5 M420

The AMD Radeon R5 M420 is a dedicated entry level graphics card for laptops. It is unclear if it is based on a new chip (GCN 2.0/1.2) or an older one. The GPU is produced in 28nm at TSMC and offers 320 unified shaders (5 compute units). The clock speed should be between 780 to 850 MHz (Boost). The gaming performance is located in the entry level, making the M420 suited only for light, casual gaming.
Manufacturer | AMD | ||||||
Radeon R5 M400 Series |
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Codename | Jet | ||||||
Architecture | GCN | ||||||
Pipelines | 320 - unified | ||||||
Core Speed | 780 MHz | ||||||
Shader Speed | 850 MHz | ||||||
Memory Speed | 2000 MHz | ||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | ||||||
Memory Type | DDR3 | ||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4096 MB | ||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||
DirectX | DirectX 12 | ||||||
technology | 28 nm | ||||||
Features | DirectX 12, Mantle, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.2 | ||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.06.2016 |