Quadro K3100M vs M1200

Place in performance ranking	474	560
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.89	0.56
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N17P-Q1	N15E-Q1-A2
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 January 2017 (7 years ago)	23 July 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999
Current price	$1372	$683 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M1200 has 59% better value for money than K3100M.

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 cores	640	768
Core clock speed	991 MHz	706 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1870 Million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.72	45.18
Floating-point performance	no data	1,084 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M1200 and Quadro K3100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	102.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	1.2

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	+
nView Display Management	+	+
Optimus	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12
Shader Model	5.0	5
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.0	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 M1200 8.36
+42.4%

K3100M 5.87

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro M1200 3229
+42.6%

K3100M 2265

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 43% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro M1200 5310
+48.3%

K3100M 3581

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 48% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro M1200 4142
+48.1%

K3100M 2797

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 48% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro M1200 27557
+49.9%

K3100M 18389

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 50% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro M1200 9730
+54%

K3100M 6320

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 54% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro M1200 9471
+179%

K3100M 3389

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 179% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro M1200 10296
+150%

K3100M 4121

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 150% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro M1200 30

K3100M 36
+19.3%

K3100M outperforms M1200 by 19% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 34
+22.5%

K3100M 28

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 23% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 70
+15.9%

K3100M 60

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 16% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 35
+10.5%

K3100M 31

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 11% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 46
+41.7%

K3100M 32

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 42% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 46
+58.4%

K3100M 29

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 58% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 18
+58.9%

K3100M 11

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 59% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 26
+38.3%

K3100M 19

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 38% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Quadro M1200 4
+77.3%

K3100M 2

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 77% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 26
+38.3%

K3100M 19

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 38% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 34
+22.5%

K3100M 28

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 23% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 46
+41.7%

K3100M 32

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 42% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 70
+15.9%

K3100M 60

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 16% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 35
+10.5%

K3100M 31

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 11% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 46
+58.4%

K3100M 29

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 58% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 18
+58.9%

K3100M 11

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 59% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Quadro M1200 3.9
+77.3%

K3100M 2.2

M1200 outperforms K3100M by 77% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

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	29 −31%	38 +31%
4K	12 −25%	15 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Metro Exodus	10−12	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	no data
Hitman 3	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	no data
Metro Exodus	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data