Quadro K420 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.64
+506%

GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms K420 by a whopping 506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking412906
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency10.643.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP107BGK107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 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 cores640192
Core clock speed1354 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt41 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7214.02
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4016

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data160 mm
Widthno data1" (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 typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA+3.0

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:

900p73
+508%
12−14
−508%
Full HD46
+557%
7−8
−557%
1440p24
+700%
3−4
−700%
4K15
+650%
2−3
−650%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data13.81
1440pno data32.22
4Kno data48.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Battlefield 5 51
+538%
8−9
−538%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Far Cry 5 39
+550%
6−7
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+533%
6−7
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+511%
9−10
−511%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+575%
4−5
−575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+560%
5−6
−560%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Battlefield 5 44
+529%
7−8
−529%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Far Cry 5 36
+620%
5−6
−620%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+550%
8−9
−550%
Metro Exodus 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+625%
4−5
−625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+550%
6−7
−550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Battlefield 5 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Far Cry 5 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+633%
3−4
−633%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+750%
2−3
−750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Battlefield 5 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+550%
4−5
−550%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+650%
2−3
−650%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 508% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 557% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 650% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.64 1.92
Recency 3 January 2017 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 1 GB/2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 41 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 506.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 290.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro K420, on the other hand, has 82.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro K420 is a workstation one.


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