Quadro K420 vs Quadro P1000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P1000 and Quadro K420, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P1000
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
11.57
+499%

P1000 outperforms K420 by a whopping 499% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking412901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.830.08
Power efficiency20.163.28
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP107GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2017 (7 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375 $96.67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P1000 has 7188% better value for money than Quadro K420.

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 cores640192
Core clock speed1493 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed1519 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate48.6114.02
Floating-point processing power1.555 TFLOPS0.3364 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm160 mm
WidthMXM Module1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB/2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/sUp to 29 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA6.13.0

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. 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 P1000 11.57
+499%
Quadro K420 1.93

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.

Quadro P1000 4463
+501%
Quadro K420 743

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.

Quadro P1000 14344
+677%
Quadro K420 1847

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.

Quadro P1000 13274
+620%
Quadro K420 1844

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.

Quadro P1000 14286
+958%
Quadro K420 1350

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 HD42
+500%
7−8
−500%
4K11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.9313.81
4K34.0996.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+517%
6−7
−517%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+500%
18−20
−500%
Hitman 3 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
+563%
8−9
−563%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+580%
10−11
−580%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+517%
6−7
−517%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+525%
16−18
−525%
Hitman 3 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+517%
6−7
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+580%
10−11
−580%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+533%
12−14
−533%
Hitman 3 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+517%
6−7
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+580%
10−11
−580%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+511%
9−10
−511%
Hitman 3 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+500%
12−14
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+563%
8−9
−563%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

This is how Quadro P1000 and Quadro K420 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P1000 is 500% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P1000 is 1000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.57 1.93
Recency 7 February 2017 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 41 Watt

Quadro P1000 has a 499.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 2.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K420 in performance tests.


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