Radeon R7 (Carrizo) vs Quadro K1200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro K1200 with Radeon R7 (Carrizo), including specs and performance data.
K1200 outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by a whopping 281% 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 | 546 | 907 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.79 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.62 | 3.92 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Carrizo |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 January 2015 (10 years ago) | 4 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $321.97 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 2410 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12-35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 35.97 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.151 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 32 | no data |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 80 GB/s | no data |
| 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 data |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (FL 12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| 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.
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 | 35−40
+250%
| 10
−250%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 9.20 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24
+0%
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24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
+0%
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6
+0%
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| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
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| Valorant | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how Quadro K1200 and R7 (Carrizo) compete in popular games:
- Quadro K1200 is 250% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.59 | 1.73 |
| Recency | 28 January 2015 | 4 June 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12 Watt |
Quadro K1200 has a 280.9% higher aggregate performance score.
R7 (Carrizo), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 275% lower power consumption.
The Quadro K1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Carrizo) in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation card while Radeon R7 (Carrizo) is a notebook one.
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