GRID M6 8Q vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M6 8Q 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 GRID M6 8Q 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

  GRID M6 8Q Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 100 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 8 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 143% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 154 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 3230 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 9−10
medium / 1080p 21−24 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Quadro K420
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Kepler
Code name GM204 GK107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 30 August 2015 22 July 2014
Pipelines 1536 192
Core clock speed 722 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.2 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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