K420 vs FX 1800

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Combined performance score

FX 1800
1.03

K420 outperforms FX 1800 by 86% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1061859
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.040.07
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameG94GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 March 2009 (14 years old)22 July 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$489 $96.67
Current price$132 (0.3x MSRP)$402 (4.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K420 has 75% better value for money than FX 1800.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores64192
Core clock speed550 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors505 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate17.6014.02
Floating-point performance176 gflops336.4 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length198 mm160 mm
Width1-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount768 MB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sUp to 29 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortDVI-I DP
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4

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 support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12
Shader Model4.05
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDA1.13.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

FX 1800 1.03
Quadro K420 1.92
+86.4%

K420 outperforms FX 1800 by 86% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 1800 399
Quadro K420 745
+86.7%

K420 outperforms FX 1800 by 87% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.03 1.92
Recency 30 March 2009 22 July 2014
Cost $489 $96.67
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB/2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 41 Watt

The Quadro K420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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