Quadro K420 vs Radeon HD 7770

In this comparison between Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7770 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 K420 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7770 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon HD 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7770 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 124 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7770 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 2718 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 9−10 24−27
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon HD 7770
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Cape Verde
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 15 February 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 876 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 4500 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s 156 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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