Quadro K200M vs GeForce GTX 680MX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 536 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | no data | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 22 August 2014 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3540 Million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 92.2 billion/sec | 13.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.3264 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | no data | MXM-A (3.0) |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 22 August 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 680MX has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Quadro K200M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 249% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680MX and Quadro K200M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K200M is a mobile workstation one.
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