Quadro K420 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile with Quadro K420, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2070 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
34.69
+1707%

RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms K420 by a whopping 1707% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking147904
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency21.033.26
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTU106BGK107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$96.67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2304192
Core clock speed1305 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed1485 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate213.814.02
Floating-point processing power6.843 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14416
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data160 mm
Widthno data1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sUp to 29 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
G-SYNC support+-

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+
VR Ready+no data
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA7.53.0

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:

Full HD119
+1883%
6−7
−1883%
1440p73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
4K45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data16.11
1440pno data24.17
4Kno data48.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
+1900%
5−6
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+1925%
4−5
−1925%
Battlefield 5 142
+1929%
7−8
−1929%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+2020%
5−6
−2020%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry 5 125
+1983%
6−7
−1983%
Far Cry New Dawn 127
+1714%
7−8
−1714%
Forza Horizon 4 382
+1719%
21−24
−1719%
Hitman 3 100
+1900%
5−6
−1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 234
+1850%
12−14
−1850%
Metro Exodus 143
+1943%
7−8
−1943%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
+2020%
5−6
−2020%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 186
+1760%
10−11
−1760%
Watch Dogs: Legion 223
+1758%
12−14
−1758%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 112
+1767%
6−7
−1767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Battlefield 5 127
+1714%
7−8
−1714%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
+1780%
5−6
−1780%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry 5 97
+1840%
5−6
−1840%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Forza Horizon 4 287
+1950%
14−16
−1950%
Hitman 3 96
+1820%
5−6
−1820%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230
+1817%
12−14
−1817%
Metro Exodus 130
+1757%
7−8
−1757%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+2050%
4−5
−2050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+1763%
8−9
−1763%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+1900%
10−11
−1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+2010%
10−11
−2010%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+1833%
3−4
−1833%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry 5 73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+1780%
5−6
−1780%
Hitman 3 80
+1900%
4−5
−1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
+1800%
6−7
−1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
+1983%
6−7
−1983%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+1767%
3−4
−1767%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+1740%
5−6
−1740%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 78
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Far Cry New Dawn 64
+2033%
3−4
−2033%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+2250%
2−3
−2250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry 5 52
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+1879%
14−16
−1879%
Hitman 3 56
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+2075%
4−5
−2075%
Metro Exodus 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Watch Dogs: Legion 206
+1960%
10−11
−1960%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Hitman 3 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
+1920%
5−6
−1920%
Metro Exodus 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

This is how RTX 2070 Mobile and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 1883% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 1725% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Mobile is 2150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.69 1.92
Recency 29 January 2019 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 41 Watt

RTX 2070 Mobile has a 1706.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro K420, on the other hand, has 180.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro K420 is a workstation one.


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