Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q vs K420

Place in performance ranking	864	134
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	11.59
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GK107	N19E-Q5 MAX-Q
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 July 2014 (9 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$96.67	no data
Current price	$402 (4.2x MSRP)	$2130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5000 Max-Q has 14388% 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	3072
Core clock speed	876 MHz	600 - 930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 - 1455 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	80 - 90 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.02	259.2
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K420 and Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	160 mm	no data
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	16 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	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
G-SYNC support	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
VR Ready	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_1)
Shader Model	5	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	3.0	7.5

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.

Quadro K420 1.93

RTX 5000 Max-Q 35.33
+1731%

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms K420 by 1731% 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 746

RTX 5000 Max-Q 13643
+1729%

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms K420 by 1729% 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 HD	5−6 −2000%	105 +2000%
1440p	3−4 −2067%	65 +2067%
4K	2−3 −2000%	42 +2000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
−1703%

1100−1150

+1703%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 −1702%	1550−1600 +1702%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −1698%	2050−2100 +1698%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 −1682%	1800−1850 +1682%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −1695%	1400−1450 +1695%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −1698%	1600−1650 +1698%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −1699%	2500−2550 +1699%
Hitman 3	70−75 −1681%	1300−1350 +1681%
Horizon Zero Dawn	162 −1721%	2950−3000 +1721%
Metro Exodus	144 −1706%	2600−2650 +1706%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 −1704%	1750−1800 +1704%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −1705%	2400−2450 +1705%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −1724%	1550−1600 +1724%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	78 −1695%	1400−1450 +1695%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −1698%	2050−2100 +1698%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	93 −1728%	1700−1750 +1728%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −1695%	1400−1450 +1695%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −1698%	1600−1650 +1698%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −1699%	2500−2550 +1699%
Hitman 3	70−75 −1681%	1300−1350 +1681%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −1696%	2550−2600 +1696%
Metro Exodus	116 −1710%	2100−2150 +1710%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 −1713%	1650−1700 +1713%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −1705%	2400−2450 +1705%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	145 −1728%	2650−2700 +1728%
Watch Dogs: Legion	182 −1713%	3300−3350 +1713%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 −1686%	1000−1050 +1686%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	67 −1691%	1200−1250 +1691%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −1703%	1100−1150 +1703%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −1695%	1400−1450 +1695%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −1699%	2500−2550 +1699%
Horizon Zero Dawn	108 −1706%	1950−2000 +1706%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −1705%	2400−2450 +1705%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	83 −1707%	1500−1550 +1707%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 −1665%	900−950 +1665%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85
−1724%

1550−1600

+1724%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −1691%	1200−1250 +1691%
Far Cry New Dawn	105 −1710%	1900−1950 +1710%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 −1671%	850−900 +1671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −1611%	650−700 +1611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	62 −1674%	1100−1150 +1674%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −1567%	450−500 +1567%
Far Cry 5	74 −1724%	1350−1400 +1724%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −1681%	1300−1350 +1681%
Hitman 3	45−50 −1678%	800−850 +1678%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 −1707%	1500−1550 +1707%
Metro Exodus	73 −1681%	1300−1350 +1681%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −1686%	1500−1550 +1686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −1635%	850−900 +1635%
Watch Dogs: Legion	37 −1657%	650−700 +1657%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65
−1669%

1150−1200

+1669%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −1614%	600−650 +1614%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −1624%	500−550 +1624%
Hitman 3	27−30 −1624%	500−550 +1624%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −1718%	800−850 +1718%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 −1674%	550−600 +1674%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −1700%	900−950 +1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −1674%	550−600 +1674%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27 −1567%	450−500 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −1650%	350−400 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −1635%	850−900 +1635%
Horizon Zero Dawn	46 −1639%	800−850 +1639%
Metro Exodus	43 −1644%	750−800 +1644%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 −1567%	350−400 +1567%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−1665%

600−650
+1665%

This is how Quadro K420 and RTX 5000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Max-Q is 2000% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 2067% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 2000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.93	35.33
Recency	22 July 2014	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB/2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	41 Watt	80 Watt