Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro V7900 vs Quadro K1200
Aggregated performance score
Quadro K1200
2015
4GB 128-bit
7.53
+26.6%
FirePro V7900
2011
2048 MB GDDR5
5.95
Quadro K1200 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 27% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 494 | 552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 4.81 | 2.21 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Cayman |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 28 January 2015 (9 years old) | 24 May 2011 (12 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $321.97 | no data |
| Current price | $124 (0.4x MSRP) | $165 |
Value for money
Quadro K1200 has 118% better value for money than FirePro V7900.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 2,640 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 151 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 35.97 | 58.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,151 gflops | 1,856.0 gflops |
Size and 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 160 mm | 279 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
Memory
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 | 128 Bit | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 80 GB/s | 160 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | mDP mDP mDP mDP | 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| StereoOutput3D | no data | 1 |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 4 |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Quadro K1200 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 27% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Quadro K1200 outperforms FirePro V7900 by 27% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 7.53 | 5.95 |
| Recency | 28 January 2015 | 24 May 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 151 Watt |
The Quadro K1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V7900 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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