Quadro K420 vs Radeon HD 7850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7850. 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 7850. 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 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 448% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 50 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 582 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	9−10	35−40
medium / 1080p	1−2	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 520% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	1−2	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	9−10	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 900% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	220−230
medium / 768p	75−80	190−200
ultra / 1080p	30−35	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	80−85
4K / 2160p	9−10	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 169% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 27% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	35−40	100−110
ultra / 1080p	14−16	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 147% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	7−8	50−55
medium / 1080p	2−3	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 1000% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	110−120
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 295% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	10−12	65−70
medium / 1080p	3−4	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 800% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 268% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 3600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 106% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1750% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	70−75
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1533% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 85% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK107	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	192	1024
Core clock speed	876 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	55.04
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	160 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth		153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+
CUDA	3.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	11 Mh/s	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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 7850

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