Quadro NVS 420 vs GeForce GTX 470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 470 with Quadro NVS 420, including specs and performance data.
GTX 470 outperforms NVS 420 by a whopping 2179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 572 | 1362 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.22 | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 2.69 | 0.63 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | G98 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 20 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $131.43 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
GTX 470 has 12100% better value for money than NVS 420.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 448 | 8 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 34.05 | 4.400 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.089 TFLOPS | 0.0224 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 40 | 4 ×2 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 640 KB | 16 KB |
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 support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 256 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 64 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 133.9 GB/s | 11.2 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 52
+2500%
| 2−3
−2500%
|
| Full HD | 65
+3150%
| 2−3
−3150%
|
| 1200p | 53
+2550%
| 2−3
−2550%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.37
+1124%
| 65.72
−1124%
|
- GTX 470 has 1124% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+2567%
|
3−4
−2567%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+2320%
|
5−6
−2320%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 55−60
+2850%
|
2−3
−2850%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 80−85
+2567%
|
3−4
−2567%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 64
+3100%
|
2−3
−3100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 80−85
+2567%
|
3−4
−2567%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+2767%
|
3−4
−2767%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 16−18 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 470 and NVS 420 compete in popular games:
- GTX 470 is 2500% faster in 900p
- GTX 470 is 3150% faster in 1080p
- GTX 470 is 2550% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.52 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 20 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 40 Watt |
GTX 470 has a 2178.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 420, on the other hand, has 437.5% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 420 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro NVS 420 is a workstation one.
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