Quadro K420 vs Radeon HD 8570D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8570D with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

HD 8570D
2013
65 Watt
1.13

K420 outperforms HD 8570D by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1079906
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency1.193.21
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameDevastator LiteGK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 July 2013 (11 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 cores256192
Core clock speed800 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed868 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate13.8914.02
Floating-point processing power0.4444 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1616

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data160 mm
WidthIGP1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem Shared128 Bit
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared891 MHz
Memory bandwidthno dataUp 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

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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.

HD 8570D 1.13
Quadro K420 1.92
+69.9%

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.

HD 8570D 435
Quadro K420 741
+70.3%

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 HD14
−50%
21−24
+50%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how HD 8570D and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K420 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 1.92
Recency 10 July 2013 22 July 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 41 Watt

Quadro K420 has a 69.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 58.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8570D is a desktop 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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AMD Radeon HD 8570D
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