Quadro K420 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270DX. 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 R7 M270DX. 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 R7 M270DX

Main Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit System Shared
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 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270DX is 24 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • Quadro K420 and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 12−14
medium / 1080p 1−2 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  Quadro K420 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name GK107 Topaz
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 11 June 2014
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 876 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 22.56
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
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
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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