Quadro K420 vs Radeon R7 A265
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 A265, 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 A265, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 A265
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
128 Bit
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 A265 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 151 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 18 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
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
12−14
medium / 1080p
1−2
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
12−14
medium / 1080p
2−3
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
85−90
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
9−10
10−11
high / 768p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
10−11
medium / 1080p
2−3
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Fortnite is 21% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
35−40
40−45
high / 1080p
1−2
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
0−1
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
3−4
medium / 1080p
−
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
2−3
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
4−5
8−9
medium / 768p
−
7−8
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
30−35
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
high / 768p
27−30
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R7 A265
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Opal
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
22 July 2014
9 January 2014
Pipelines
192
384
Core clock speed
876 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
825 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
19.80
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
633.6 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
DirectX
12
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
CUDA
3.0
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11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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