Quadro K420 vs Quadro M620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M620 with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M620
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
7.24
+275%

M620 outperforms K420 by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking535898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency16.713.26
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM107GK107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$96.67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512192
Core clock speed756 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed977 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate31.2614.02
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data160 mm
Widthno data1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/sUp to 29 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-
3D Vision Prono data+
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic++
nView Display Management+no data
nView Desktop Managementno data+
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro M620 7.24
+275%
Quadro K420 1.93

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro M620 2794
+276%
Quadro K420 744

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M620 7954
+329%
Quadro K420 1852

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M620 6295
+241%
Quadro K420 1844

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro M620 8602
+537%
Quadro K420 1350

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD24
+300%
6−7
−300%
4K10
+400%
2−3
−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data16.11
4Kno data48.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+286%
14−16
−286%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+288%
16−18
−288%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+286%
14−16
−286%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+286%
14−16
−286%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Hitman 3 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

This is how Quadro M620 and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M620 is 300% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M620 is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.24 1.93
Recency 11 January 2017 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 41 Watt

Quadro M620 has a 275.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 36.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro K420 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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