Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro NVS 420
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | G98 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 27 February 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $131.43 | no data |
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 | 8 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 0.0224 gflops | no data |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 January 2009 | 27 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 60 Watt |
NVS 420 has 50% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 420 and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 420 is a workstation card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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