GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro K1200

Place in the ranking	532	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.85	43.62
Power efficiency	11.73	19.37
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GM107	GB203
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 January 2015 (10 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$321.97	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5080 has 1431% better value for money than Quadro K1200.

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 cores	512	10752
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.97	879.3
Floating-point processing power	1.151 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	32	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	160 mm	304 mm
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 80 GB/s	960.0 GB/s

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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
HDMI	-	+

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.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.4
CUDA	5.0	10.1

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 7.57

RTX 5080 100.00
+1221%

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 5080 38933
+1221%

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	14−16 −1279%	193 +1279%
1440p	10−12 −1440%	154 +1440%
4K	7−8 −1357%	102 +1357%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	23.00 −344%	5.18 +344%
1440p	32.20 −396%	6.49 +396%
4K	46.00 −370%	9.79 +370%

RTX 5080 has 344% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5080 has 396% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5080 has 370% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

210−220

+0%

210−220

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Dota 2	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Far Cry 5	157 +0%	157 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +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	222 +0%	222 +0%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Dota 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

This is how Quadro K1200 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 1279% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 1440% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 1357% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.57	100.00
Recency	28 January 2015	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt

Quadro K1200 has 700% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1221% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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