NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) vs NVIDIA Quadro K420

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) and NVIDIA Quadro K420 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. 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 GT 1030 (Desktop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 40% higher core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 876 MHz
  • 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 41 Watt
  • 2048x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
  • 3.4x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2433 vs 733
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 288
  • 5.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9864 vs 1843
  • 6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.898 vs 6
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.373 vs 0.433
  • Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.937 vs 10.365
  • 9.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 160.823 vs 17.75
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3629 vs 1245
  • 6.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3331 vs 1241
  • 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3629 vs 1245
  • 6.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3331 vs 1241
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 22 July 2014
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 876 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 192
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 41 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2433 vs 733
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 vs 288
Geekbench - OpenCL 9864 vs 1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 vs 6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 vs 0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 vs 10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 vs 17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 vs 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 vs 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 vs 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 vs 1241

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K420

  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 186.605 vs 170.785
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 186.605 vs 170.785

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K420

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
733
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
288
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9864
1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.898
6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
170.785
186.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.373
0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.937
10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
160.823
17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
1241
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) NVIDIA Quadro K420
PassMark - G3D Mark 2433 733
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 288
Geekbench - OpenCL 9864 1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 170.785 186.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 1241
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 35

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) NVIDIA Quadro K420

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17P-G1 GK107
Launch date 17 May 2017 22 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99 $96.67
Place in performance rating 874 1467
Price now $59.99 $89.99
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 63.91 10.27

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1670 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 876 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 192
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 41 Watt
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Texture fill rate 14.02 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

G-SYNC support
Display Connectors DVI-I DP, 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays 4

API support

DirectX 12_1 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.5
Shader Model 5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB / 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 160 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Width 1" (2.5 cm)