FirePro W9000 vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 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 W9000 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 W9000 Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 753% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 99 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • FirePro W9000 and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 119 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3718 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 9−10
medium / 1080p 40−45 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro K420
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 22 July 2014
Pipelines 2048 192
Core clock speed 975 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 14.02
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 279 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 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) 460 Mh/s 11 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
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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