GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Quadro K1200

Place in performance ranking	522	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.69	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	N18E-G3 TU104
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	28 January 2015 (9 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$321.97	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	3072
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.97	299.5
Floating-point performance	1.151 gflops	9.585 gflops

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	160 mm	no data
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	128 Bit	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 80 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported 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
VR Ready	no data	+
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.140
CUDA	5.0	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 HD	27−30 −419%	140 +419%
1440p	18−20 −439%	97 +439%
4K	12−14 −475%	69 +475%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +0%	98 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	109 +0%	109 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	144 +0%	144 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	157 +0%	157 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 +0%	121 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	99 +0%	99 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	107 +0%	107 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	117 +0%	117 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	217 +0%	217 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	278 +0%	278 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +0%	62 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 +0%	74 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	75 +0%	75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 +0%	154 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +0%	183 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 +0%	103 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

107

+0%

107

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 +0%	81 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 +0%	57 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 +0%	57 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	56 +0%	56 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +0%	121 +0%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 +0%	137 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	274 +0%	274 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +0%	46 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +0%	38 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +0%	34 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +0%	78 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Quadro K1200 and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 419% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 439% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 475% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.62	39.08
Recency	28 January 2015	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	150 Watt

Quadro K1200 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 412.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.