Quadro T1200 Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Quadro T1200 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71

T1200 Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking380292
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data74.50
Architectureno dataTuring (2018−2022)
GPU code nameno dataTU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81024
Core clock speed1278 MHz855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data18 Watt
Texture fill rateno data91.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.918 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-7.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27
−115%
58
+115%
1440p21−24
−57.1%
33
+57.1%
4K55−60
−47.3%
81
+47.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−44.4%
35−40
+44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−37.8%
60−65
+37.8%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+58.8%
17
−58.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−49.1%
80−85
+49.1%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−44.4%
50−55
+44.4%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Valorant 55−60
−43.6%
75−80
+43.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−37.8%
60−65
+37.8%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14
−92.9%
Dota 2 45−50
−133%
114
+133%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−13.5%
59
+13.5%
Fortnite 75−80
−35.1%
100−110
+35.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−49.1%
80−85
+49.1%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−44.4%
50−55
+44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
−44.9%
71
+44.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−32%
130−140
+32%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−69%
71
+69%
Valorant 55−60
−43.6%
75−80
+43.6%
World of Tanks 180−190
−25.3%
220−230
+25.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−37.8%
60−65
+37.8%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
11
−145%
Dota 2 45−50
−118%
107
+118%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−7.7%
56
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−49.1%
80−85
+49.1%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
−32%
130−140
+32%
Valorant 55−60
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−85%
37
+85%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−37.6%
150−160
+37.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
World of Tanks 95−100
−35.4%
130−140
+35.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−28.1%
41
+28.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−51.5%
50−55
+51.5%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Valorant 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Dota 2 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−37.5%
30−35
+37.5%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−37.5%
30−35
+37.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 24−27
−354%
109
+354%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−47.1%
24−27
+47.1%
Fortnite 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 115% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 57% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 47% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 145% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 354% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 4 tests (7%)
  • T1200 Mobile is ahead in 38 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 19.48
Recency 10 November 2020 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 140% more advanced lithography process.

T1200 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 42.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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