GeForce 8800 GTX vs Quadro K420

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX 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 GeForce 8800 GTX stacks up against Quadro K420, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 8800 GTX

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro K420
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB/2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 278% more power consumption, than Quadro K420.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Quadro K420 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 767 GB more memory, than Quadro K420.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Quadro K420 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K420 is 300 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Quadro K420 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 110 mm longer, than Quadro K420.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K420 is 882 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

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 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro K420
Architecture Tesla Kepler
Code name G80 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 November 2006 22 July 2014
Pipelines 128 192
Core clock speed 576 MHz 876 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 14.02
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 270 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 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 + 3.0
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
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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