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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Quadro K420

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile 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.
    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Quadro K420
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 41 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB/2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro K420 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 478 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5226 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
    4K / 2160p 6−7 −
    low / 720p 40−45 9−10
    medium / 1080p 27−30 1−2
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 600% more, than Quadro K420.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Quadro K420
    Architecture Pascal Kepler
    Code name GP107B GK107
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 3 January 2017 22 July 2014
    Pipelines 640 192
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz 876 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,270 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 14.02
    Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1782 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
    Shader Model 6.4 5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA + 3.0
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    Width 1" (2.5 cm)
    Number of simultaneous displays 4
    nView Desktop Management +
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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