Quadro K420 vs Radeon 520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon 520, 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 520, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon 520 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 520 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
128 Bit
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon 520 has 21% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 154 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 468 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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
1−2
medium / 1080p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
1−2
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
0−1
medium / 1080p
2−3
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon 520 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
100−110
55−60
medium / 768p
75−80
30−33
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
high / 768p
50−55
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 135% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Quadro K420 and Radeon 520 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
10−11
ultra / 1080p
14−16
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
7−8
0−1
medium / 1080p
2−3
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
0−1
low / 768p
35−40
18−20
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Grand Theft Auto V is 118% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
0−1
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
1−2
0−1
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
21−24
10−11
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 80% more, than Radeon 520.
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
2−3
0−1
low / 768p
4−5
0−1
high / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
30−35
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
high / 768p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon 520
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Oland
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
22 July 2014
21 March 2017
Pipelines
192
320
Core clock speed
876 MHz
1030 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
20.60
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
659.2 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
12.0
Shader Model
5
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
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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