FirePro W600 vs Quadro K420

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 and Quadro K420, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W600 stacks up against Quadro K420, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro W600	Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	41 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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FirePro W600 has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W600 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 126 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
FirePro W600 and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro W600 is 3 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 2218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	0−1
ultra / 1080p	5−6	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	9−10
medium / 1080p	10−11	1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	9−10
medium / 1080p	14−16	2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Battlefield 5 is 350% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	150−160	100−110
medium / 768p	120−130	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	30−35
QHD / 1440p	30−35	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	9−10
high / 768p	90−95	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−12
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p	85−90	65−70
medium / 768p	65−70	35−40
ultra / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Dota 2 is 60% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	10−11	1−2
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	7−8
medium / 1080p	10−11	2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Far Cry 5 is 366% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	40−45
medium / 1080p	27−30	4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Fortnite is 108% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	1−2
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	10−12
medium / 1080p	16−18	3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Forza Horizon 4 is 320% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	55−60	35−40
medium / 768p	50−55	−
high / 1080p	14−16	1−2
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	5−6	0−1
ultra / 1080p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	1−2
medium / 1080p	7−8	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Metro Exodus is 1400% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
high / 1080p	90−95	50−55
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 37% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	2−3
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 650% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	30−33	4−5
medium / 768p	18−20	−
high / 1080p	10−12	2−3
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	65−70
medium / 768p	45−50	30−35
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−12
high / 768p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in World of Tanks is 47% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	FirePro W600	Quadro K420
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Cape Verde	GK107
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	13 June 2012	22 July 2014
Pipelines	512	192
Core clock speed	750 MHz	876 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	24.00	14.02
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops	336.4 gflops
Length	163 mm	160 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	94 Mh/s	11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro		+
Mosaic		+
Width		1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays		4
nView Desktop Management		+
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FirePro W600 vs Quadro K420

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