Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 M370X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 M370X, 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 R9 M370X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M370X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M370X 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 R9 M370X here:
Main Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R9 M370X
Power consumption (TDP)
41 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
128 Bit
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB/2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 M370X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M370X - in Laptops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M370X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 76 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M370X.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 M370X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M370X is 2718 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
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
3−4
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
14−16
medium / 1080p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
8−9
ultra / 1080p
1−2
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
21−24
medium / 1080p
2−3
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Battlefield 5 is 200% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M370X.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
75−80
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
24−27
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
high / 768p
50−55
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Dota 2 is 37% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Fortnite is 73% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
21−24
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Forza Horizon 4 is 160% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Grand Theft Auto V is 52% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
0−1
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
9−10
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
50−55
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Minecraft is 14% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
2−3
8−9
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
4−5
20−22
medium / 768p
−
12−14
high / 1080p
2−3
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
75−80
medium / 768p
30−35
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
18−20
high / 768p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M370X in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro K420
Radeon R9 M370X
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Cape Verde
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
22 July 2014
19 May 2015
Pipelines
192
640
Core clock speed
876 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1500 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
14.02
Floating-point performance
336.4 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
4500 MHz
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
11 Mh/s
125 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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