ATI Radeon 7000 vs Quadro K420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K420 with Radeon 7000, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K420
2014
1 GB/2 GB 128-bit, 41 Watt
1.92
+19100%

K420 outperforms ATI 7000 by a whopping 19100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9061530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Power efficiency3.210.03
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameGK107RV100
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)19 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$96.67 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192no data
Core clock speed876 MHz183 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate14.020.55
Floating-point processing power0.3364 TFLOPSno data
ROPs161
TMUs163

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 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length160 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)1-slot
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 type128 BitDDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB/2 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz183 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s2.928 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

Supported 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX127.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.51.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

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 K420 1.92
+19100%
ATI 7000 0.01

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 K420 741
+36950%
ATI 7000 2

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 1.92 0.01
Recency 22 July 2014 19 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 23 Watt

Quadro K420 has a 19100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 7000, on the other hand, has 78.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 7000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K420 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 7000 is a desktop one.


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