PNY Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
The Pascal-based Quadro P400 doubles visualization performance over the Maxwell K420 while fitting into a low-profile, 41W single-slot design with 2GB of GDDR5 memory. Its three DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and dedicated H.264/HEVC encode engines provide flexible multi-monitor setups and smooth HDR video playback in a compact workstation. This card is best for entry-level CAD users and financial traders needing certified driver stability and triple-display support, not for GPU compute or AI workloads.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average compute (3rd percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (7th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro K420 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 256 |
| Base Clock | 1070 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 724 |
| GPU Compute | 344 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 41 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 5120 x 2880 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro K420 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD | ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G-V2 | XFX Speedster RX-76TQICKBP | ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K420 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 | Radeon RX 7600 XT | Radeon RX 7600 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2535 | 3320 | 2535 | 2810 | 2695 |
| Tdp W | 41 | 145 | 217 | 115 | 165 | 165 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing | false | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro K420 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 17 | 79.3 | 10.9 | 33.9 | 78.4 | 94 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.2 | 58.8 | 47.7 | 51.2 | 46.7 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 96 | 95.1 | 94.1 | 72 | 68.9 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD Compare | 47.6 | 50.2 | 36.6 | 47.6 | 57.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.7 | 51.9 | 76.5 | 95.5 | 68.1 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G-V2 Compare | 32.6 | 45.1 | 32.8 | 43.7 | 37.6 | 89.6 | 55.9 | 85.9 | 97.4 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 72.5 |
| XFX Speedster RX-76TQICKBP Compare | 73.6 | 48.5 | 67.5 | 40 | 54.3 | 53.1 | 72.4 | 0 | 67.8 | 74.5 | 88.8 | 61.2 |
| ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO Compare | 46.4 | 39.9 | 35 | 36.6 | 53 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 57.6 | 60.8 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 76.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Oct 26, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall20.3
- AI/LLM4.6
- Budget50.3
- Gaming 4k6
- Ray Tracing5.1
- Workstation12.9
- Gaming 1080p11
- Gaming 1440p8.6
- Content Creation8.9
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