Quadro K420 vs Radeon HD 6850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 6850. 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 HD 6850. 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 HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	127 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 has 209% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 6850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6850 is 38 mm longer, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	9−10	21−24
medium / 1080p	1−2	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	1−2	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	9−10	35−40
medium / 1080p	2−3	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Battlefield 5 is 475% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850.
low / 768p	100−110	160−170
medium / 768p	75−80	130−140
ultra / 1080p	30−35	70−75
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	9−10	30−33
high / 768p	50−55	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 83% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	7−8	24−27
medium / 1080p	2−3	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Far Cry 5 is 433% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	40−45	75−80
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Fortnite is 139% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	10−12	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 380% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	1−2	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Metro Exodus is 1800% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	50−55	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 850% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	35−40
medium / 768p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 733% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
high / 768p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in World of Tanks is 55% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon HD 6850
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK107	Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	21 October 2010
Pipelines	192	960
Core clock speed	876 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	37.20
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Length	160 mm	198 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth		128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+
CUDA	3.0
Bus support		AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	11 Mh/s	139 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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 HD 6850

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