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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (9th percentile)
- Below average raster (10th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
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 Gaming X GeForce RTX 3050 6G | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD | ASRock Challenger A580 CL 8GO | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A | EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K420 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 3050 | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 1507 | 1477 | 2000 | 1477 | 1784 |
| Tdp W | 41 | 70 | 81 | 175 | 70 | 150 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 96 | 96 | 256 | 96 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro K420 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 17.6 | 79.3 | 12.9 | 34.9 | 78 |
| MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 3050 6G Compare | 19.1 | 32.1 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 35.2 | 72.7 | 44.4 | 0 | 83.4 | 52.9 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD Compare | 19.1 | 32.1 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 35.2 | 53.4 | 56.8 | 57.6 | 77.3 | 52.9 | 95.3 |
| ASRock Challenger A580 CL 8GO Compare | 28.7 | 33.7 | 41.5 | 29.7 | 8.9 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 0 | 29.7 | 87.1 | 82.2 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A Compare | 18.7 | 37.4 | 22.6 | 30.1 | 35.2 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 6.4 | 93.3 | 70.5 | 24.9 |
| EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR Compare | 29.6 | 29 | 25.5 | 32.6 | 37.1 | 30.2 | 56.8 | 71.6 | 49.3 | 46.8 | 73.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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