GeForce RTX 3070 vs Quadro K420
Aggregate performance score
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by a whopping 2902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 864 | 31 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 44 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | 25.90 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Ampere GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (9 years ago) | 16 September 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $96.67 | $499 |
| Current price | $402 (4.2x MSRP) | $662 (1.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 3070 has 32275% better value for money than Quadro K420.
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 cores | 192 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 876 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.02 | 317.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 336.4 gflops | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 160 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 12-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 type | 128 Bit | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB/2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1782 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 29 GB/s | 448.0 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 Connectors | DVI-I DP | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| HDMI | no data | + |
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.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.5 |
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.
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by 2902% based on our aggregated 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%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by 2906% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by 6694% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by 6540% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Quadro K420 by 10991% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
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 HD | 4−5
−3550%
| 146
+3550%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−3200%
| 99
+3200%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−3250%
| 67
+3250%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.93 | 57.93 |
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 16 September 2020 |
| Cost | $96.67 | $499 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB/2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 220 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 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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