PNY Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
PNY
24 Overall Score
vs
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
ASRock
47 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
86 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The NVIDIA Quadro P400 is well-regarded as a reliable, low-cost multi-monitor solution for office work and professional applications. Users praise its ability to drive three displays simultaneously with no lag, its quiet operation, and its low power consumption. However, some have encountered issues such as intermittent monitor flickering, compatibility problems on older PCs, and warranty concerns when buying from unauthorized vendors. Verified buyers are generally very satisfied, valuing it as a solid budget card for productivity tasks rather than high-end gaming.
Pros
- Drives three monitors simultaneously
- Low power consumption, no extra power cable needed
- Quiet operation
- Good value for price
- Mini DP to DP adapters included
Cons
- Intermittent monitor flickering on some units
- Compatibility issues with older motherboards
- Warranty problems with unauthorized sellers
- Mini DP connectors require adapters
- Not suitable for high-end gaming
Multi monitor support 6
Build quality 3
Value for money 5
Ease of installation 4
Power consumption 2
Reliability 5
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY Quadro K420 | ASRock Arc A580 Challenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro K420 | Arc A580 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| Architecture | Pascal | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 41★ | 175 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 650★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 5120 x 2880 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 271★ |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.4000000953674316 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.13 kg★ | 0.79 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | XeSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average vram (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average rt (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average raster (10th percentile)10th %ile
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (30th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
Pricing
PNY Quadro K420 2GB GDDR5 workstation
ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: ASRock Arc A580 Challenger
Scores 47 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 31 specs.
