Quadro K420 vs HD Graphics 520

Place in performance ranking	820	860
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.18	0.08
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	22 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$96.67
Current price	$309	$402 (4.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 520 has 125% better value for money than Quadro K420.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	24	192
Core clock speed	300 MHz	876 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	41 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	14.02
Floating-point performance	no data	336.4 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 520 and Quadro K420 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	160 mm
Width	no data	1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	Up 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 Connectors	No outputs	DVI-I DP
Number of simultaneous displays	no data	4

Supported GPU Technologies

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

3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Desktop Management	no data	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.4	5
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
CUDA	no data	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Graphics 520 2.15
+12%

Quadro K420 1.92

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Quadro K420 by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD Graphics 520 831
+11.5%

Quadro K420 745

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Quadro K420 by 12% in Passmark.

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:

900p	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
Full HD	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

This is how HD Graphics 520 and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 520 is 25% faster than Quadro K420 in 900p
HD Graphics 520 is 22.2% faster than Quadro K420 in 1080p

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	2.15	1.92
Recency	1 September 2015	22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB/2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	41 Watt