FirePro S7000 vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S7000 and Quadro K420. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S7000 and Quadro K420. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S7000 has 753% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • FirePro S7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S7000 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 74 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • FirePro S7000 and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S7000 is 132 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7000 is 3018 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 9−10
medium / 1080p 27−30 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 600% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Quadro K420
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn GK107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 27 August 2012 22 July 2014
Pipelines 1280 192
Core clock speed 950 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 292 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s 11 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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