GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Quadro K1200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K1200 with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K1200
2015
4 GB 128-bit, 45 Watt
7.67

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms K1200 by a whopping 840% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53018
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.88no data
Power efficiency11.7541.42
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM107AD103
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date28 January 2015 (10 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$321.97 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores5129728
Core clock speed1058 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate35.97515.3
Floating-point processing power1.151 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length160 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 type128 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 80 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

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
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.08.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 7.67
RTX 4090 Mobile 72.07
+840%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro K1200 2947
RTX 4090 Mobile 27699
+840%

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 HD18−20
−878%
176
+878%
1440p14−16
−850%
133
+850%
4K8−9
−913%
81
+913%

Cost per frame, $

1080p17.89no data
1440p23.00no data
4K40.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 156
+0%
156
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 143
+0%
143
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 398
+0%
398
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200
+0%
200
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+0%
68
+0%
Dota 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Far Cry 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 387
+0%
387
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 138
+0%
138
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 262
+0%
262
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 123
+0%
123
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 369
+0%
369
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 179
+0%
179
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 138
+0%
138
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 516
+0%
516
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 294
+0%
294
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 172
+0%
172
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 174
+0%
174
+0%
World of Tanks 314
+0%
314
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Dota 2 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 156
+0%
156
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

This is how Quadro K1200 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 878% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 850% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 913% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.67 72.07
Recency 28 January 2015 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro K1200 has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 839.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 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.

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