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NVIDIA Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
Equipped with 194 CUDA cores and 2GB of GDDR5 memory on the Kepler architecture, this card provides certified reliability for legacy professional applications. Its low-profile form factor and support for up to four digital displays make it a practical fit for compact multi-monitor setups in finance or command centers. This card is best for users maintaining aging workstations that require stable ISV-certified drivers for basic 2D CAD and non-intensive visualization tasks.
GPU Quadro K420
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
TDP 41 W
Class workstation
11 Overall Score
Price CA$161
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average compute (3rd percentile)
- Below average ai (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (6th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro K420 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 194 |
| Base Clock | 875 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 724 |
| GPU Compute | 344 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 41 |
Connectivity
| Max Displays | 4 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA Quadro K420 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K420 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2535 | 2475 | 3250 | 2430 | 1800 |
| Tdp W | 41 | 145 | 300 | 140 | 263 | 320 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Quadro K420 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 15.5 | 43.6 | 91.7 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.1 | 58.9 | 47.7 | 51.3 | 46.9 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 95.1 | 94.1 | 72.3 | 68.9 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.4 | 87.1 | 70.4 | 71.1 | 67.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 47.9 | 70.2 | 66.2 | 52.9 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 75.9 | 55.9 | 68.4 | 46.5 | 57.8 | 89.6 | 55.8 | 92.6 | 76.7 | 95.6 | 61.2 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 83.1 | 78.1 | 72.8 | 64.4 | 81.6 | 84 | 43.2 | 53.4 | 86.1 | 82.8 | 48.5 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 53.1 | 74.7 | 56.2 | 66 | 76.7 | 78.8 | 91.5 | 32.3 | 65.3 | 69.7 | 50.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall10.5
- AI/LLM2.9
- Budget44.4
- Gaming 4k3.3
- Ray Tracing2.8
- Workstation8.2
- Gaming 1080p7.1
- Gaming 1440p5.3
- Content Creation4.7
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