Quadro K420 vs GeForce GTS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

GTS 450
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.42
+78.1%

GTS 450 outperforms K420 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking730906
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.660.08
Power efficiency2.213.21
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF106GK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 $96.67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 725% better value for money than Quadro K420.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192192
Core clock speed783 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt41 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.0614.02
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm160 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/sUp to 29 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 450 3.42
+78.1%
Quadro K420 1.92

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTS 450 1317
+77.7%
Quadro K420 741

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTS 450 4923
+167%
Quadro K420 1847

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Full HD38
+81%
21−24
−81%
1200p27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.394.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GTS 450 and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is 88% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 is 81% faster in 1080p
  • GTS 450 is 93% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.42 1.92
Recency 13 September 2010 22 July 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 41 Watt

GTS 450 has a 78.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro K420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 158.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop card while Quadro K420 is a workstation one.


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