Quadro K420 vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro K420 stacks up against Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
128 Bit
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 51 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
1−2
medium / 1080p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p
1−2
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
0−1
medium / 1080p
2−3
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
100−110
60−65
medium / 768p
75−80
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
high / 768p
50−55
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 135% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
10−11
ultra / 1080p
14−16
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
7−8
0−1
medium / 1080p
2−3
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
0−1
low / 768p
35−40
18−20
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Grand Theft Auto V is 118% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
0−1
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
1−2
0−1
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
21−24
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 175% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
2−3
0−1
low / 768p
4−5
0−1
high / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
30−35
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
high / 768p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
GK107
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
22 July 2014
7 January 2014
Pipelines
192
384
Core clock speed
876 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
19.80
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
633.6 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
Shader Model
5
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
+
CUDA
3.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
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11 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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