GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 560 Ti 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

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 314% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Quadro K420 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 54 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 69 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 222 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 9−10 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 9−10
medium / 1080p 18−20 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Quadro K420
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF114 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 25 January 2011 22 July 2014
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 822 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67 14.02
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 229 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s 11 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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