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Performance you want. Value you need. The HP Z420 gives you professional expandability in an accessible tool-free mini-tower form factor — all at a great price. With up to 8 discrete processing cores, the latest processing and I/O power from Intel®, and the latest graphics technology from leading graphics providers, the HP Z420 has the power you need to get the job done.
Shop NowHP workstations are designed to meet the demands of professionals, who work with large and complex datasets and intricate 3D models. HP is a leader in the Workstation industry and our Workstations set the standard for innovation, performance and reliability.
With support for almost any professional application, HP tested unified graphics drivers, and hardware accelerated OpenGL for unmatched 3D performance, professional graphics cards are built to work as hard as you do. Featuring optimized thermal and power design, application certification, and a full three-year warranty, our professional graphics cards provide the same stability, reliability and support as our workstations.
Offering true workstation-class application performance, support for up to 8 displays and robust OpenGL support, NVIDIA graphics are fully certified and optimized with industry-leading applications from AutoDesk, Solidworks, Adobe and many others for enhanced performance and reliability. The HP Z420 currently supports a wide variety of NVIDIA cards and will support the next generation PCIe Gen3 graphics card from NVIDIA upon release. Plus, with the NVIDIA Tesla C2075 as part of NVIDIA's Maximus solution, the HP Z420 can efficiently fill your high performance GPU computing needs.
NVIDIA Tesla C2075
NVIDIA Quadro 5000
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
NVIDIA Quadro 2000
NVIDIA Quadro 600
NVIDIA Quadro 410 (Available soon)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450
NVIDIA NVS 310 (Available soon)
NVIDIA NVS 300
Boost productivity with the serious power and performance of AMD FirePro™ professional graphics cards for the HP Z420 Workstation. Featuring extensive application certifications, support for up to 6 independent displays, and HP qualified professional graphics drivers with full OpenGL and DirectX support, AMD FirePro™ cards are specifically built for outstanding performance. To maximize graphics performance, the HP Z420 is ready to support the next generation PCIe Gen3 graphics cards from AMD when they become available.
AMD FirePro™ V7900
AMD FirePro™ V5900
AMD FirePro™ V4900
AMD FirePro™ V3900
AMD FirePro™ 2270
Complete peace of mind
All HP Workstation graphics cards come with a limited 3-year warranty that is extendable up to 5 years.2
Dedicated support
Get the support you need from HP and our graphics vendors to keep your workstation running at peak performance.
Application Certification
Professional graphics cards are optimized and certified for industry-leading professional applications.
Whole-system engineering allows the processor, memory, graphics, operating system and applications to work together seamlessly to deliver maximum performance.
LightWave HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon(R) W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor.3,4,5 All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
Autodesk Maya 2009 HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon® W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor3,4,5. All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire 2.0 HP Z400 vs. HP Z420
This chart compares an HP Z420 Workstation running an Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 3.60 GHz Quad-core processor to an HP Z400 running an Intel® Xeon® W3565 3.20 GHz quad-core processor3,4,5. All systems are running the Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit operating system. Testing is based on SPECapc benchmark.
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** Linux available 2nd calendar quarter 2012 (CQ2'12)
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