Quadro T2000 Mobile vs K420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K420 with Quadro T2000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

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

T2000 Mobile outperforms Quadro K420 by a whopping 972% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking864249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.084.86
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK107N19P-Q3
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date22 July 2014 (9 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$96.67 no data
Current price$402 (4.2x MSRP)$2221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

T2000 Mobile has 5975% 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 cores1921024
Core clock speed876 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate14.02114.2
Floating-point performance336.4 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K420 and Quadro T2000 Mobile 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length160 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
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 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB/2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1782 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s128.0 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 ConnectorsDVI-I DPNo outputs
Number of simultaneous displays4no 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.

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model56.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.07.5

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
T2000 Mobile 20.68
+972%

T2000 Mobile outperforms K420 by 972% 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
T2000 Mobile 7985
+970%

T2000 Mobile outperforms K420 by 970% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1063%
90−95
+1063%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1071%
80−85
+1071%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1063%
90−95
+1063%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1071%
80−85
+1071%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1063%
90−95
+1063%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1071%
80−85
+1071%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4−5
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 20.68
Recency 22 July 2014 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB/2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 60 Watt

The Quadro T2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K420 is a workstation card while Quadro T2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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