Quadro K420 vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 8 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 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 RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon RX Vega 8
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 RX Vega 8 - in Laptops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
18−20
medium / 1080p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
30−33
medium / 1080p
2−3
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Battlefield 5 is 375% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
100−110
150−160
medium / 768p
75−80
120−130
ultra / 1080p
30−35
60−65
QHD / 1440p
−
35−40
4K / 2160p
9−10
27−30
high / 768p
50−55
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
65−70
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Dota 2 is 62% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
7−8
21−24
medium / 1080p
2−3
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Far Cry 5 is 366% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Fortnite is 108% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
10−12
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Forza Horizon 4 is 320% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
0−1
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
1−2
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Metro Exodus is 1400% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 37% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
2−3
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 650% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
4−5
30−33
medium / 768p
−
20−22
high / 1080p
2−3
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
90−95
medium / 768p
30−35
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
high / 768p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
Kepler
Vega
Code name
GK107
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
22 July 2014
26 October 2017
Pipelines
192
512
Core clock speed
876 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
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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