Quadro K420 vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 250X, 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 R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	80 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 250X has 95% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 250X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 250X is 50 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 157 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−12
ultra / 1080p	0−1	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	9−10	24−27
medium / 1080p	1−2	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	1−2	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	9−10	40−45
medium / 1080p	2−3	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Battlefield 5 is 550% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	100−110	180−190
medium / 768p	75−80	150−160
ultra / 1080p	30−35	75−80
QHD / 1440p	−	45−50
4K / 2160p	9−10	30−33
high / 768p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	80−85
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Dota 2 is 92% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	7−8	30−33
medium / 1080p	2−3	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Far Cry 5 is 533% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	4−5	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Fortnite is 169% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	10−12	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Forza Horizon 4 is 460% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Metro Exodus is 2100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	50−55	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Minecraft is 20% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 68% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1000% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	40−45
medium / 768p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 833% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	30−35	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
high / 768p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in World of Tanks is 67% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R7 250X
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK107	Cape Verde
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	13 February 2014
Pipelines	192	640
Core clock speed	876 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	38.00
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	1,216 gflops
Length	160 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+
CUDA	3.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	11 Mh/s	152 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays	4
nView Desktop Management	+
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Quadro K420 vs Radeon R7 250X

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