NVIDIA · 2009
NVIDIA NVS 420
The NVIDIA NVS 420 is a professional multi-display graphics card released in 2009, based on the Tesla architecture with a G98 chip.
The NVIDIA NVS 420 is a low-profile graphics card designed for multi-display setups in professional environments. It features the Tesla architecture with a G98 GPU manufactured on a 65 nm process, containing 16 shading units. The card operates at a base clock of 550 MHz and is equipped with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 11.2 GB/s. It has a TDP of 40 W and connects via PCIe x1/x16. The NVS 420 supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, but not Vulkan. It offers four display outputs via VHDCI connectors, which can be split into either 4× DisplayPort or 4× DVI-D, enabling multi-monitor configurations. The card was released on January 20, 2009.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | Tesla |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | G98 |
| Process node unverified | 65 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 16 |
| Base clock unverified | 550 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.512 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus unverified | 64 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 11.2 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 40 W |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe x1/x16 |
| Display outputs unverified | 4× DisplayPort, 4× DVI-D |
| DirectX support unverified | 10 |
| Vulkan support unverified | n/a |
| OpenGL support unverified | 3.3 |
| Release date unverified | 2009-01-20 |
| Release year unverified | 2009 |
| Notes unverified | through VHDCI to (4× DisplayPort or 4× DVI-D) |