GeForce 920M vs Radeon R5 A6-7480

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce 920M vs Radeon R5 A6-7480 FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Search any supported game below to compare 1080p FPS for both components.

GeForce 920M vs Radeon R5 A6-7480: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce 920M

2016

Why buy it

✅Draws 16W instead of 150W, a 134W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon R5 A6-7480 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2016 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 19.9 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $35 MSRP).

Radeon R5 A6-7480

2016

Why buy it

✅46.8% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 19.9 vs 0 G3D/$ ($35 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅More future proof: GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) on 14nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌2016 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
❌837.5% higher power demand at 150W vs 16W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon R5 A6-7480 is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 46.8% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. PassMark G3D leans toward GeForce 920M instead at 717 vs 697, so for this question the real-game FPS result matters more than the synthetic split.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

GeForce 920M is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond because it comes out ahead on the available hardware-headroom signals for this matchup.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon R5 A6-7480 makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup. If you are mainly targeting 1080p and some 1440p, Radeon R5 A6-7480 is the easier value choice. If you care more about 1080p and some 1440p headroom, GeForce 920M has the stronger long-term case.

GeForce 920M vs Radeon R5 A6-7480 Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce 920M

The GeForce 920M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 25 2016. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 965 MHz to 993 MHz. It has 256 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 16W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 717 points.

Radeon R5 A6-7480

The Radeon R5 A6-7480 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 29 2016. It features the GCN 4.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1120 MHz to 1266 MHz. It has 2304 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 150W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 697 points. Launch price was $229.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce 920M scores 717 and the Radeon R5 A6-7480 reaches 697 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.9% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce 920M is built on Maxwell while the Radeon R5 A6-7480 uses GCN 4.0, both on 28 nm vs 14 nm. Shader units: 256 (GeForce 920M) vs 2,304 (Radeon R5 A6-7480). Raw compute: 0.5084 TFLOPS (GeForce 920M) vs 5.834 TFLOPS (Radeon R5 A6-7480). Boost clocks: 993 MHz vs 1266 MHz.

Feature	GeForce 920M	Radeon R5 A6-7480
G3D Mark Score	717+3%	697
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 4.0
Process Node	28 nm	14 nm
Shading Units	256	2304+800%
Compute (TFLOPS)	0.5084 TFLOPS	5.834 TFLOPS+1048%
Boost Clock	993 MHz	1266 MHz+27%
ROPs	8	32+300%
TMUs	24	144+500%
L1 Cache	128 KB	576 KB+350%
L2 Cache	1 MB	2 MB+100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce 920M gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon R5 A6-7480 leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce 920M	Radeon R5 A6-7480
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 512 MB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce 920M and 128-bit on the Radeon R5 A6-7480. L2 Cache: 1 MB (GeForce 920M) vs 2 MB (Radeon R5 A6-7480) — the Radeon R5 A6-7480 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce 920M	Radeon R5 A6-7480
VRAM Capacity	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	Unknown	Unknown
Bus Width	128-bit	128-bit
L2 Cache	1 MB	2 MB+100%

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce 920M draws 16W versus the Radeon R5 A6-7480's 150W — a 161.4% difference. The GeForce 920M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce 920M) vs 350W (Radeon R5 A6-7480). Power connectors: Legacy vs None.