NVIDIA Quadro P400 vs NVIDIA Quadro K420

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro P400 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 Quadro P400

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 40% higher core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 876 MHz
  • Around 52% higher texture fill rate: 21.25 GTexel / s vs 14.02 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 256 vs 192
  • 2x better floating-point performance: 679.9 gflops vs 336.4 gflops
  • 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
  • 2.3x more memory clock speed: 4012 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1651 vs 733
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 435 vs 288
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3053 vs 1843
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.856 vs 6
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 309.824 vs 186.605
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.38 vs 0.433
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.011 vs 10.365
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.489 vs 17.75
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2709 vs 1245
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2875 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3328 vs 1241
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2709 vs 1245
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2875 vs 598
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3328 vs 1241
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 February 2017 vs 22 July 2014
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 876 MHz
Texture fill rate 21.25 GTexel / s vs 14.02 GTexel / s
Pipelines 256 vs 192
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops vs 336.4 gflops
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 4012 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1651 vs 733
PassMark - G2D Mark 435 vs 288
Geekbench - OpenCL 3053 vs 1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.856 vs 6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 309.824 vs 186.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.38 vs 0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.011 vs 10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.489 vs 17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2709 vs 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2875 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3328 vs 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2709 vs 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2875 vs 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3328 vs 1241

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro P400
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K420

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1651
733
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
435
288
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3053
1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.856
6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
309.824
186.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.38
0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.011
10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
84.489
17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2709
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2875
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2709
1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2875
598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
1241
Name NVIDIA Quadro P400 NVIDIA Quadro K420
PassMark - G3D Mark 1651 733
PassMark - G2D Mark 435 288
Geekbench - OpenCL 3053 1843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.856 6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 309.824 186.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.38 0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.011 10.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.489 17.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2709 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2875 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3328 1241
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2709 1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2875 598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3328 1241
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 617

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro P400 NVIDIA Quadro K420

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP107 GK107
Launch date 7 February 2017 22 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $119.99 $96.67
Place in performance rating 983 1467
Price now $119.99 $89.99
Type Workstation Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 18.70 10.27

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1252 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 876 MHz
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 336.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 256 192
Texture fill rate 21.25 GTexel / s 14.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 41 Watt
Transistor count 3,300 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort DVI-I DP, 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays 4

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm 160 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None
Width 1" (2.5 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB / 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4012 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management