Quadro K420 vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K420 and Radeon RX 550. 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 RX 550. 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.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 550 has 21% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K420 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
Quadro K420 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
Quadro K420 is 15 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5218 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	9−10	30−33
medium / 1080p	1−2	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	1−2	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	9−10	50−55
medium / 1080p	2−3	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Battlefield 5 is 725% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	100−110	200−210
medium / 768p	75−80	170−180
ultra / 1080p	30−35	95−100
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	9−10	30−33
high / 768p	50−55	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	90−95
ultra / 1080p	14−16	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Dota 2 is 115% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	6−7
low / 720p	7−8	35−40
medium / 1080p	2−3	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Far Cry 5 is 700% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	95−100
medium / 1080p	4−5	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Fortnite is 226% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	10−12	50−55
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Forza Horizon 4 is 600% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	35−40	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Grand Theft Auto V is 189% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	0−1	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	1−2	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Metro Exodus is 2700% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	50−55	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 87% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1300% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	4−5	50−55
medium / 768p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	2−3	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1066% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p	65−70	100−110
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
high / 768p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in World of Tanks is 85% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

	Quadro K420	Radeon RX 550
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 4.0
Code name	GK107	Lexa
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	20 April 2017
Pipelines	192	512
Core clock speed	876 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost Clock		1183 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	14.02	37.86
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length	160 mm	145 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		112.0 GB/s
DirectX	12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5	6.4
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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Quadro K420 vs Radeon RX 550

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