GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Quadro K420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K420 with GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, including specs and performance data.

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

RTX 2080 Ti outperforms K420 by a whopping 2823% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking90945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0821.76
Power efficiency3.2515.56
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK107TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$96.67 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Ti has 27100% 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 cores1924352
Core clock speed876 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate14.02420.2
Floating-point processing power0.3364 TFLOPS13.45 TFLOPS
ROPs1688
TMUs16272
Tensor Coresno data544
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length160 mm267 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB/2 GB11 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit352 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s616.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

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
VR Readyno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.07.5

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.

Quadro K420 1.93
RTX 2080 Ti 56.41
+2823%

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.

Quadro K420 740
RTX 2080 Ti 21679
+2830%

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.

Quadro K420 1847
RTX 2080 Ti 137055
+7320%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K420 1839
RTX 2080 Ti 132930
+7128%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro K420 1350
RTX 2080 Ti 165093
+12129%

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 HD5−6
−3200%
165
+3200%
1440p4−5
−2950%
122
+2950%
4K3−4
−3000%
93
+3000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.33
−219%
6.05
+219%
1440p24.17
−195%
8.19
+195%
4K32.22
−200%
10.74
+200%
  • RTX 2080 Ti has 219% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Ti has 195% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Ti has 200% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110
+0%
110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Valorant 290
+0%
290
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 235
+0%
235
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Dota 2 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Fortnite 224
+0%
224
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 100
+0%
100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 249
+0%
249
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 170
+0%
170
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 183
+0%
183
+0%
Valorant 259
+0%
259
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
World of Tanks 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 98
+0%
98
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 204
+0%
204
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 142
+0%
142
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 209
+0%
209
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
World of Tanks 270
+0%
270
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Dota 2 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 113
+0%
113
+0%

This is how Quadro K420 and RTX 2080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Ti is 3200% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 2950% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 3000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 56.41
Recency 22 July 2014 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 11 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 250 Watt

Quadro K420 has 509.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2822.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1000% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K420 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 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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