GeForce GTX 465 vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 465 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 GTX 465 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 GTX 465 Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 465 has 387% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 465 and Quadro K420 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 339 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K420 is 151 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 465.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 179 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−33 9−10
medium / 1080p 18−20 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 465 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 465 Quadro K420
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF100 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 31 May 2010 22 July 2014
Pipelines 352 192
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.7 billion/sec 14.02
Floating-point performance 855.4 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) 160 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 352
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 64 Mh/s 11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Compute performance 30x
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