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 $79
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 Gaming X RTX 3050 6G | HP 20X24AA | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A | ASRock Challenger A750 CL SE 8GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K420 | GeForce RTX 3050 | RTX A4000 | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce RTX 3050 | Arc A750 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 6GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5X | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 1507 | - | 1797 | 1477 | 2200 |
| Tdp W | 41 | 70 | 140 | 180 | 70 | 225 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 96 | - | 256 | 96 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | workstation | 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 |
| MSI Gaming X RTX 3050 6G Compare | 18.1 | 29.5 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 19 | 72.1 | 43.4 | 91 | 52 | 95.5 | 81.1 |
| HP 20X24AA Compare | 66.9 | 35.6 | 63.3 | 42.4 | 35.8 | 34.5 | 17 | 92.1 | 37.4 | 27.7 | 19.8 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Compare | 30.7 | 32.8 | 27.2 | 33.6 | 26.4 | 42 | 91.5 | 43.5 | 45.8 | 78.4 | 73.6 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A Compare | 17.7 | 35.3 | 21.8 | 26.6 | 19 | 89.6 | 55.9 | 98.5 | 70.1 | 26.9 | 79.8 |
| ASRock Challenger A750 CL SE 8GO Compare | 25.7 | 31.9 | 41.2 | 27.6 | 0 | 72.1 | 55.9 | 19.3 | 74.5 | 65.3 | 85.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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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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