Quadro K420 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

In this comparison between Quadro K420 and Radeon R6 Kaveri you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K420 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 343 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
  • Quadro K420 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 1−2
medium / 1080p 1−2 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.1
Code name GK107 Kaveri
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 4 June 2014
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 876 MHz 533 MHz
Boost Clock 654 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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