Radeon HD 6930 vs Quadro K1200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro K1200 with Radeon HD 6930, including specs and performance data.
K1200 outperforms HD 6930 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 586 | 598 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.16 | 1.88 |
| Power efficiency | 12.09 | 2.79 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Cayman |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 January 2015 (10 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $321.97 | $180 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
HD 6930 has 62% better value for money than Quadro K1200.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 2,640 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 186 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.06 | 60.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.0578 TFLOPS | 1.92 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 160 mm | 220 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 80 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (5.1) | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.02 | 6.69 |
| Recency | 28 January 2015 | 1 December 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 186 Watt |
Quadro K1200 has a 4.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 6930.
Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6930 is a desktop one.
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