Quadro K420 vs GeForce GTX 480
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 480 with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.
GTX 480 outperforms K420 by a whopping 462% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 438 | 918 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.44 | 0.08 |
| Power efficiency | 2.91 | 3.16 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 22 July 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $96.67 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 480 has 1700% 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 cores | 480 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 876 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 41 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 42.06 | 14.02 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.345 TFLOPS | 0.3364 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 60 | 16 |
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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 160 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 1 GB/2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 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 | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+529%
|
7−8
−529%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+560%
|
5−6
−560%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+514%
|
7−8
−514%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+500%
|
6−7
−500%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+529%
|
7−8
−529%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+525%
|
24−27
−525%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+492%
|
12−14
−492%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+560%
|
5−6
−560%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+514%
|
7−8
−514%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+533%
|
6−7
−533%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+500%
|
6−7
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+529%
|
7−8
−529%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+492%
|
12−14
−492%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+560%
|
5−6
−560%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+514%
|
7−8
−514%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+500%
|
6−7
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60−65
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
+533%
|
12−14
−533%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+478%
|
9−10
−478%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+517%
|
18−20
−517%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+489%
|
9−10
−489%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+517%
|
6−7
−517%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.22 | 1.64 |
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 22 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 1 GB/2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 41 Watt |
GTX 480 has a 462.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Quadro K420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 509.8% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop card while Quadro K420 is a workstation one.
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