Quadro K420 vs Radeon HD 7990

When choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7990, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7990.

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 814% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7990 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 74 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7990 is 147 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 9−10 60−65
medium / 1080p 1−2 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Malta
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 24 April 2013
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 876 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 128.0
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 160 mm 307 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s 459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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