NVIDIA GeForce 820M vs NVIDIA Quadro K420

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 820M and NVIDIA Quadro K420 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 820M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 1024x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
  • Around 1% higher memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2772 vs 1852
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.765 vs 5.977
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.686 vs 0.427
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.257 vs 10.363
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 22.768 vs 17.254
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1447 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 1241
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1447 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 1241
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 March 2015 vs 22 July 2014
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2772 vs 1852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.765 vs 5.977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.686 vs 0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.257 vs 10.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.768 vs 17.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1447 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1447 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 1241

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K420

  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 876 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • Around 40% higher texture fill rate: 14.02 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 192 vs 96
  • Around 40% better floating-point performance: 336.4 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 41 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 744 vs 495
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 282 vs 113
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 186.649 vs 161.305
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1245 vs 1195
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1245 vs 1195
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 876 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 14.02 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines 192 vs 96
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 41 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 744 vs 495
PassMark - G2D Mark 282 vs 113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 186.649 vs 161.305
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1245 vs 1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1245 vs 1195

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 820M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K420

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
495
744
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
113
282
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2772
1852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.765
5.977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
161.305
186.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.686
0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.257
10.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.768
17.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1195
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1447
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1195
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1447
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
1241
Name NVIDIA GeForce 820M NVIDIA Quadro K420
PassMark - G3D Mark 495 744
PassMark - G2D Mark 113 282
Geekbench - OpenCL 2772 1852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.765 5.977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 161.305 186.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.686 0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.257 10.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.768 17.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1195 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1447 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1195 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1447 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 1241
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 847

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 820M NVIDIA Quadro K420

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 GK107
Launch date 21 March 2015 22 July 2014
Place in performance rating 1477 1478
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $96.67
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.27

Technical info

Core clock speed 810 MHz 876 MHz
Floating-point performance 240.0 gflops 336.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 96 192
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 14.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 41 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs DVI-I DP, 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays 4

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 160 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Width 1" (2.5 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB / 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type DDR3 128 Bit
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management