Quadro K420 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon Pro Vega 20. 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 Pro Vega 20. 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type 128 Bit HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 143% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 61 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 302 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

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 Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Kepler Vega
Code name GK107 Vega Mobile
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 22 July 2014 15 November 2018
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 876 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 102.6
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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