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
No current retailer price
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 | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | MSI SHADOW RTX 5060 Ti 16G SHADOW 2X OC PLUS | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K420 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2565 | 2565 | 2290 | 2646 | 2475 |
| Tdp W | 41 | 236 | 263 | 268 | 180 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| 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 | 6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 11 | 15.6 | 43.5 | 91.7 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 83 | 77.8 | 72.7 | 64.3 | 81.6 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 66.2 | 87.1 | 88.8 | 53.1 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Compare | 83 | 71.2 | 72.7 | 64.3 | 81.6 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 53.2 | 85.9 | 88.8 | 49.9 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.4 | 89.3 | 71.9 | 77.7 | 90.3 | 72.1 | 72.4 | 65.2 | 85.9 | 0 | 54.5 |
| MSI SHADOW RTX 5060 Ti 16G SHADOW 2X OC PLUS Compare | 68.7 | 64.9 | 82.9 | 56.9 | 50.7 | 66.2 | 55.9 | 86.1 | 81.9 | 88.8 | 47.5 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.3 | 87 | 70.4 | 71 | 67.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 47.8 | 70.1 | 66.1 | 52.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall10.5
- AI/LLM2.9
- Budget44.9
- Gaming 4k3.3
- Ray Tracing2.8
- Workstation8.1
- Gaming 1080p7.1
- Gaming 1440p5.3
- Content Creation4.7
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