Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 M470X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 M470X, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X here:

Radeon R9 M470X Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470X has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	9−10	35−40
medium / 1080p	1−2	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	1−2	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	9−10	55−60
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Battlefield 5 is 850% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	100−110	220−230
medium / 768p	75−80	190−200
ultra / 1080p	30−35	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	65−70
4K / 2160p	9−10	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 160% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 27% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	35−40	100−110
ultra / 1080p	14−16	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Dota 2 is 142% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	6−7
low / 720p	7−8	45−50
medium / 1080p	2−3	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Far Cry 5 is 900% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	110−120
medium / 1080p	4−5	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Fortnite is 282% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
low / 720p	10−12	60−65
medium / 1080p	3−4	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Forza Horizon 4 is 720% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	95−100
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	10−12
ultra / 1080p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Metro Exodus is 3100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1500% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	60−65
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1300% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	35−40
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in World of Tanks is 82% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 2
Code name	GK107	Emerald
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 July 2014	14 May 2016
Pipelines	192	896
Core clock speed	876 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	61.60
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	1,971 gflops
Length	160 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shared memory		-
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
Laptop size		large
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays	4
nView Desktop Management	+
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Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 M470X

Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

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