Quadro FX 4800 vs Quadro K420
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Quadro K420, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro FX 4800 stacks up against Quadro K420, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Main Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
41 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR3
128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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Quadro FX 4800 has 265% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro FX 4800 has 1535 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 274 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 4800 is 107 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 182 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
9−10
medium / 1080p
3−4
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro K420.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
9−10
medium / 1080p
5−6
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K420 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
90−95
75−80
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
9−10
high / 768p
65−70
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−12
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
2−3
1−2
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
7−8
medium / 1080p
3−4
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Fortnite is 34% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
5−6
1−2
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
45−50
35−40
high / 1080p
4−5
1−2
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
1−2
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
1−2
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
high / 1080p
80−85
50−55
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Minecraft is 24% more, than Quadro K420.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Quadro K420.
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
9−10
4−5
medium / 768p
8−9
−
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Quadro K420.
low / 768p
70−75
65−70
medium / 768p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
high / 768p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Quadro K420.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Quadro K420
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
Kepler
Code name
GT200B
GK107
Type
Workstation
Workstation
Release date
11 November 2008
22 July 2014
Pipelines
192
192
Core clock speed
602 MHz
876 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
38.53
14.02
Floating-point performance
462.3 gflops
336.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
160 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
12
Shader Model
4.0
5
OpenGL
3.3
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
1.3
3.0
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11 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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