GeForce GT 740A vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Quadro K420. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Quadro K420. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K420 has 24% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 740A has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 104 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 18 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 9−10
medium / 1080p 0−1 1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Quadro K420
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Kepler
Code name GK208 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 26 August 2013 22 July 2014
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 980 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 14.02
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.5 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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