Quadro K420 vs M5000
Aggregate performance score
M5000 outperforms K420 by a whopping 1160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 209 | 864 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.14 | 0.08 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (8 years ago) | 22 July 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,856.99 | $96.67 |
| Current price | $823 (0.3x MSRP) | $402 (4.2x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro M5000 has 10075% 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 | 2048 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 861 MHz | 876 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 41 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 132.9 | 14.02 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,252 gflops | 336.4 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 160 mm |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | no 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 type | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB/2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6612 MHz | 1782 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 211 GB/s | Up to 29 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 Connectors | DVI-I DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo | DVI-I DP |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | 4 |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | + |
| Mosaic | + | + |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Shader Model | 5 | 5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | + |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 3.0 |
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.
M5000 outperforms K420 by 1160% 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%
M5000 outperforms K420 by 1161% 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%
M5000 outperforms K420 by 1466% 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%
M5000 outperforms K420 by 1694% 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%
M5000 outperforms K420 by 1720% 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.31 | 1.93 |
| Recency | 29 June 2015 | 22 July 2014 |
| Cost | $2856.99 | $96.67 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB/2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 41 Watt |
The Quadro M5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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