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
7.59

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Quadro K1200 by a whopping 620% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking49739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.26no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGM107GN21-X11
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date28 January 2015 (9 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$321.97 no data
Current price$124 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores5129728
Core clock speed1058 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1124 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate35.97515.3
Floating-point performance1,151 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K1200 and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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 speed5000 MHz20000 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 ConnectorsmDP mDP mDP mDPPortable 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model56.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.08.9

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 HD24−27
−625%
174
+625%
1440p18−20
−644%
134
+644%
4K10−12
−730%
83
+730%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 156
−605%
1100−1150
+605%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−567%
600−650
+567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
−591%
650−700
+591%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−618%
1250−1300
+618%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−614%
750−800
+614%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
−604%
1000−1050
+604%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−608%
750−800
+608%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−582%
900−950
+582%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−607%
1300−1350
+607%
Hitman 3 168
−614%
1200−1250
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 354
−606%
2500−2550
+606%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−614%
950−1000
+614%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−596%
800−850
+596%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 401
−611%
2850−2900
+611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 144
−594%
1000−1050
+594%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−567%
600−650
+567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
−595%
1300−1350
+595%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−618%
1250−1300
+618%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−614%
750−800
+614%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−599%
950−1000
+599%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−608%
750−800
+608%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−582%
900−950
+582%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−607%
1300−1350
+607%
Hitman 3 83
−563%
550−600
+563%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−605%
1600−1650
+605%
Metro Exodus 73
−585%
500−550
+585%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−596%
800−850
+596%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 387
−611%
2750−2800
+611%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
−611%
2800−2850
+611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−578%
800−850
+578%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
−567%
600−650
+567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
−614%
1150−1200
+614%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−614%
750−800
+614%
Cyberpunk 2077 125
−580%
850−900
+580%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−608%
750−800
+608%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−607%
1300−1350
+607%
Horizon Zero Dawn 305
−605%
2150−2200
+605%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 371
−614%
2650−2700
+614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
−611%
1450−1500
+611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120
−608%
850−900
+608%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−596%
800−850
+596%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−602%
800−850
+602%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−609%
900−950
+609%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−556%
400−450
+556%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
−603%
900−950
+603%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−590%
600−650
+590%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
−584%
650−700
+584%
Far Cry 5 152
−591%
1050−1100
+591%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−597%
850−900
+597%
Hitman 3 138
−588%
950−1000
+588%
Horizon Zero Dawn 253
−611%
1800−1850
+611%
Metro Exodus 128
−603%
900−950
+603%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 297
−607%
2100−2150
+607%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
−601%
1150−1200
+601%
Watch Dogs: Legion 109
−588%
750−800
+588%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−591%
650−700
+591%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−567%
400−450
+567%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−600%
350−400
+600%
Hitman 3 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
−598%
900−950
+598%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
−586%
700−750
+586%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−600%
1050−1100
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−607%
290−300
+607%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−605%
550−600
+605%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−611%
270−280
+611%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−525%
300−310
+525%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−614%
250−260
+614%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−571%
550−600
+571%
Horizon Zero Dawn 149
−605%
1050−1100
+605%
Metro Exodus 102
−586%
700−750
+586%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
−552%
450−500
+552%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−560%
350−400
+560%

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

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 625% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 644% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 730% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.59 54.62
Recency 28 January 2015 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt

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.


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