Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Quadro K1200

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro K1200
2015
4 GB 128-bit, 45 Watt
7.57
+68.6%

Quadro K1200 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking497621
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.01no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGM107Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date28 January 2015 (9 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years 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 cores512512
Core clock speed1058 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate35.97no data
Floating-point performance1,151 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K1200 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
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 Bitno data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 80 GB/sno data
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 mDPno data
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_1
Shader Model5no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA5.0no data

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 HD30−35
+66.7%
18
−66.7%
4K16−18
+60%
10
−60%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.57 4.49
Recency 28 January 2015 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Quadro K1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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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NVIDIA Quadro K1200
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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