Quadro K420 vs Radeon Pro 580X

In this comparison between Quadro K420 and Radeon Pro 580X 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 Pro 580X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 580X has 265% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 580X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 4998 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 9−10 60−65
medium / 1080p 1−2 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK107 Polaris 20
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 22 July 2014 18 March 2019
Pipelines 192 2304
Core clock speed 876 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 172.8
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 217.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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