Quadro K420 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon Pro Vega 16, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro K420 stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 16, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
128 Bit
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 618 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
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
9−10
45−50
medium / 1080p
1−2
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 680% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
9−10
75−80
medium / 1080p
2−3
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Battlefield 5 is 1150% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
100−110
240−250
medium / 768p
75−80
210−220
ultra / 1080p
30−35
130−140
QHD / 1440p
−
100−110
4K / 2160p
9−10
60−65
high / 768p
50−55
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 205% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Quadro K420 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
65−70
120−130
medium / 768p
35−40
110−120
ultra / 1080p
14−16
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Dota 2 is 172% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
30−33
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
7−8
60−65
medium / 1080p
2−3
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Far Cry 5 is 1300% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
130−140
medium / 1080p
4−5
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 369% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
10−12
75−80
medium / 1080p
3−4
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1000% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
35−40
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
1−2
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 326% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
1−2
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Metro Exodus is 4600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 137% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
2−3
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2250% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
4−5
85−90
medium / 768p
−
55−60
high / 1080p
2−3
30−33
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1866% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
45−50
high / 768p
27−30
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 91% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture
Kepler
Vega
Code name
GK107
Vega Mobile
Type
Workstation
Mobile workstation
Release date
22 July 2014
15 November 2018
Pipelines
192
1024
Core clock speed
876 MHz
Boost Clock
1190 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
76.16
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
307.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
CUDA
3.0
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
+
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