Quadro K420 vs Radeon 550X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon 550X. 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 Quadro K420 and Radeon 550X. 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.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
128 Bit
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon 550X has 21% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 550X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 206 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Quadro K420 is 15 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
16−18
medium / 1080p
1−2
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
1−2
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
24−27
medium / 1080p
2−3
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Battlefield 5 is 300% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
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 Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
75−80
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
55−60
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
9−10
27−30
high / 768p
50−55
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
10−12
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
65−70
80−85
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Dota 2 is 50% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
7−8
20−22
medium / 1080p
2−3
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Far Cry 5 is 333% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Fortnite is 91% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
10−12
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Forza Horizon 4 is 260% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Grand Theft Auto V is 84% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
0−1
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Metro Exodus is 1200% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Minecraft is 35% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
2−3
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 550% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
4−5
24−27
medium / 768p
−
16−18
high / 1080p
2−3
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 500% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
30−35
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
20−22
high / 768p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in World of Tanks is 41% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon 550X
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 4.0
Code name
GK107
Lexa
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
22 July 2014
27 March 2019
Pipelines
192
512
Core clock speed
876 MHz
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
38.98
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
Length
160 mm
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
DirectX
12
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
CUDA
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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