RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Quadro K420

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K420 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K420
2014
1 GB/2 GB 128-bit, 41 Watt
1.93

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms K420 by a whopping 2279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking90172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0881.28
Power efficiency3.2845.72
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK107AD107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$96.67 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 101500% 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 cores1922816
Core clock speed876 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2130 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate14.02187.4
Floating-point processing power0.3364 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs1688
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length160 mm168 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-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 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB/2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s256.0 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 DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.9

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 1.93
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 45.92
+2279%

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 743
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17715
+2284%

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.

Quadro K420 1847
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 87210
+4622%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K420 1844
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 84566
+4486%

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 1.93 45.92
Recency 22 July 2014 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 70 Watt

Quadro K420 has 70.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 2279.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.


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