GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro K420

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 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 960 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 960 Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 192% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 251 MHz higher, than Quadro K420.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K420 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K420 is 151 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 1775 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 9−10
medium / 1080p 40−45 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 940% more, than Quadro K420.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K420
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM206 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 January 2015 22 July 2014
Pipelines 1024 192
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 876 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
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3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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