NVIDIA Quadro K420 vs NVIDIA Quadro 600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K420 and NVIDIA Quadro 600 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).

NVIDIA Quadro K420

NVIDIA Quadro 600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K420

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 37% higher core clock speed: 876 MHz vs 640 MHz
Around 37% higher texture fill rate: 14.02 GTexel / s vs 10.24 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 192 vs 96
Around 37% better floating-point performance: 336.4 gflops vs 245.76 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 1782 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 733 vs 526
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 288 vs 232
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6 vs 5.617
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.365 vs 9.023
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 17.75 vs 16.137
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1245 vs 899
Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1245 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 July 2014 vs 13 December 2010
Core clock speed	876 MHz vs 640 MHz
Texture fill rate	14.02 GTexel / s vs 10.24 GTexel / s
Pipelines	192 vs 96
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops vs 245.76 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	733 vs 526
PassMark - G2D Mark	288 vs 232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6 vs 5.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	186.605 vs 185.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.365 vs 9.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.75 vs 16.137
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1245 vs 899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1245 vs 899

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 600

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 41 Watt
1024x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2100 vs 1843
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.526 vs 0.433
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1255 vs 598
Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2037 vs 1241
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1255 vs 598
Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2037 vs 1241

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 41 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 1 GB / 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	2100 vs 1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.526 vs 0.433
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1255 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2037 vs 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1255 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2037 vs 1241

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K420
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

733

526

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

288

232

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1843

2100

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.617

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

186.605

185.752

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.433

0.526

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.365

9.023

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.75

16.137

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1245

899

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

598

1255

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1241

2037

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1245

899

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

598

1255

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1241

2037

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K420	NVIDIA Quadro 600
PassMark - G3D Mark	733	526
PassMark - G2D Mark	288	232
Geekbench - OpenCL	1843	2100
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6	5.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	186.605	185.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.433	0.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.365	9.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.75	16.137
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1245	899
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	598	1255
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1241	2037
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1245	899
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	598	1255
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1241	2037

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K420	NVIDIA Quadro 600
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi
Code name	GK107	GF108
Launch date	22 July 2014	13 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$96.67	$179
Place in performance rating	1467	1471
Price now	$89.99	$299
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	10.27	2.80
Technical info
Core clock speed	876 MHz	640 MHz
Floating-point performance	336.4 gflops	245.76 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	192	96
Texture fill rate	14.02 GTexel / s	10.24 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	41 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	1,270 million	585 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	DVI-I DP, 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays	4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	160 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB / 2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	128 Bit	DDR3
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB / s
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management