M1200 vs P4000

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Combined performance score

Quadro P4000
30.10
+259%

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 259% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking171463
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money25.230.97
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP104N17P-Q1
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years old)13 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$815 no data
Current price$485 (0.6x MSRP)$1372
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P4000 has 2501% better value for money than Quadro M1200.

Technical specs

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 cores1792640
Core clock speed1202 MHz991 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate165.843.72
Floating-point performance5,304 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P4000 and Quadro M1200 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7604 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Display Port1.41.2

Technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Stereo++
Mosaic++
nView Display Management++
Optimus++

API support

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

DirectX1212
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA6.15.0

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 P4000 30.10
+259%
Quadro M1200 8.39

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 259% in our combined 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 P4000 11665
+259%
Quadro M1200 3250

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 259% in Passmark.

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 P4000 38290
+291%
Quadro M1200 9805

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 291% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro P4000 41322
+324%
Quadro M1200 9752

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 324% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro P4000 38590
+275%
Quadro M1200 10296

P4000 outperforms M1200 by 275% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD68
+127%
30
−127%
4K35−40
+218%
11
−218%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+236%
27−30
−236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+252%
21−24
−252%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+290%
20−22
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+250%
21−24
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+234%
27−30
−234%
Hitman 3 90−95
+343%
21−24
−343%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+282%
16−18
−282%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+307%
14−16
−307%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+236%
27−30
−236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+252%
21−24
−252%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+290%
20−22
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+250%
21−24
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+234%
27−30
−234%
Hitman 3 90−95
+343%
21−24
−343%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+282%
16−18
−282%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+333%
12−14
−333%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+227%
14−16
−227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+175%
28
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+307%
14−16
−307%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+235%
16−18
−235%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+236%
27−30
−236%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+292%
12−14
−292%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+290%
20−22
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+250%
21−24
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+234%
27−30
−234%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+215%
13
−215%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+307%
14−16
−307%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Hitman 3 50−55
+300%
12−14
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+371%
7−8
−371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+450%
12−14
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+308%
12−14
−308%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+383%
12−14
−383%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+350%
14−16
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+388%
8−9
−388%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Hitman 3 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+620%
5−6
−620%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+320%
10−11
−320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

This is how Quadro P4000 and Quadro M1200 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro P4000 is 127% faster than Quadro M1200

4K resolution:

  • Quadro P4000 is 218% faster than Quadro M1200

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 900% faster than the Quadro M1200.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P4000 surpassed Quadro M1200 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 30.10 8.39
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation card while Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation 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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