Quadro K420 vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 460 has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 214 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon RX 460 is 10 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 5218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	9−10	40−45
medium / 1080p	1−2	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 580% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	1−2	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	9−10	70−75
medium / 1080p	2−3	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 1050% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	230−240
medium / 768p	75−80	200−210
ultra / 1080p	30−35	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	9−10	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 187% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 32% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	120−130
medium / 768p	35−40	100−110
ultra / 1080p	14−16	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 160% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	7−8	50−55
medium / 1080p	2−3	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 1066% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	120−130
medium / 1080p	4−5	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 326% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	10−12	70−75
medium / 1080p	3−4	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 900% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	1−2	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 284% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 4100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 118% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	2−3	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2000% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 85% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	Kepler	Polaris
Code name	GK107	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	8 August 2016
Pipelines	192	896
Core clock speed	876 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	67.20
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	160 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	3.0
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	11 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
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 RX 460

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