GeForce GT 220 vs Quadro K420

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro K420
2014
1 GB/2 GB 128-bit, 41 Watt
1.93
+245%

Quadro K420 outperforms GeForce GT 220 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking8641172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameGK107GT216
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (9 years ago)12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$96.67 $79.99
Current price$402 (4.2x MSRP)$121 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K420 and GT 220 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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 cores19248
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed876 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate14.029.840
Floating-point performance336.4 gflops144 gflops

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length160 mm6.6" (16.8 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1" (2.5 cm)1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 type128 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB/2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1782 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s25.3 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 ConnectorsDVI-I DPVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Model54.1
OpenGL4.53.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0+

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.

Quadro K420 1.93
+245%
GT 220 0.56

Quadro K420 outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 245% based on our aggregate 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%

Quadro K420 745
+243%
GT 220 217

Quadro K420 outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 243% in Passmark.

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 HD70−75
+233%
21
−233%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 0.56
Recency 22 July 2014 12 October 2009
Cost $96.67 $79.99
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 58 Watt

The Quadro K420 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K420 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 220 is a desktop one.


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

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Community ratings

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