Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 380. 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 R9 380. 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.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 363% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 380 is 61 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 812 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	9−10	60−65
medium / 1080p	1−2	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	1−2	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	9−10	100−110
medium / 1080p	2−3	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 1675% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	250−260
medium / 768p	75−80	220−230
ultra / 1080p	30−35	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	9−10	70−75
high / 768p	50−55	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 245% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	65−70	120−130
medium / 768p	35−40	110−120
ultra / 1080p	14−16	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 187% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	7−8	80−85
medium / 1080p	2−3	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 1866% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	40−45	180−190
medium / 1080p	4−5	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 552% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	10−12	100−110
medium / 1080p	3−4	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1460% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	1−2	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 468% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	1−2	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 6600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 187% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	2−3	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 3250% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2933% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	50−55
high / 768p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 97% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R9 380
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK107	Tonga Pro
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	26 June 2015
Pipelines	192	1792
Core clock speed	876 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	108.6
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	3,476 gflops
Length	160 mm	221 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth		182.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
CUDA	3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.48 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	11 Mh/s	404 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		168.45 Sol/s
Compute units		28
Form factor		full height / full length / dual slot
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays	4
nView Desktop Management	+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 380

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