Quadro K420 vs Radeon R9 290

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290 with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

R9 290
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 275 Watt
20.97
+987%

R9 290 outperforms K420 by a whopping 987% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking256898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.890.08
Power efficiency5.503.40
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameHawaiiGK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date5 November 2013 (10 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $96.67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 290 has 9763% better value for money than Quadro K420.

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 cores2560192
Core clock speed947 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate151.514.02
Floating-point processing power4.849 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16016

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mm160 mm
Width2-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount4 GB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/sUp to 29 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
HDMI+-

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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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.

R9 290 20.97
+987%
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.

R9 290 8093
+988%
Quadro K420 744

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.97 1.93
Recency 5 November 2013 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 41 Watt

R9 290 has a 986.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro K420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 570.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290 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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