Quadro K4200 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 270 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K4200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 38% more power consumption, than Quadro K4200.
  • Quadro K4200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K4200 is 31 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 7−8 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 27−30 27−30
Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK104 Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1344 1280
Core clock speed 771 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 87.81 74.00
Floating-point performance 2,107 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 241 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 119 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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