UHD Graphics vs Quadro NVS 420

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 420 with UHD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

NVS 420
2009
256 MB GDDR3, 40 Watt
0.30

UHD Graphics outperforms NVS 420 by a whopping 1723% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1333614
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.5338.41
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameG98Jasper Lake GT1
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date20 January 2009 (16 years ago)11 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$131.43 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores8 ×2256
Core clock speed550 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors210 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate4.400 ×212.00
Floating-point processing power0.0224 TFLOPS ×20.384 TFLOPS
ROPs4 ×28
TMUs8 ×216

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 1.0 x16Ring Bus
Width1-slotno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MB ×2System Shared
Memory bus width64 Bit ×2System Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.1-

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.

NVS 420 0.30
UHD Graphics 5.47
+1723%

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.

NVS 420 120
UHD Graphics 2151
+1693%

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 0.30 5.47
Recency 20 January 2009 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 10 Watt

UHD Graphics has a 1723.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 420 is a workstation card while UHD Graphics is a notebook one.

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