Quadro K1200 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 and Quadro K1200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
18.91
+147%

P2000 outperforms K1200 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking298530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.772.88
Power efficiency17.3911.75
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGP106GM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)28 January 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 $321.97

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 239% better value for money than Quadro K1200.

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 cores1024512
Core clock speed1076 MHz1058 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate94.7235.97
Floating-point processing power3.031 TFLOPS1.151 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs6432

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length201 mm160 mm
Width1-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount5 GB4 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth140.2 GB/sUp to 80 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA6.15.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 P2000 18.91
+147%
Quadro K1200 7.67

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro P2000 7268
+147%
Quadro K1200 2947

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.

Quadro P2000 22895
+160%
Quadro K1200 8819

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.

Quadro P2000 23532
+205%
Quadro K1200 7718

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.

Quadro P2000 21668
+139%
Quadro K1200 9073

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 HD58
+176%
21−24
−176%
1440p20
+150%
8−9
−150%
4K17
+183%
6−7
−183%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.09
+52%
15.33
−52%
1440p29.25
+37.6%
40.25
−37.6%
4K34.41
+55.9%
53.66
−55.9%
  • Quadro P2000 has 52% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 has 38% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 has 56% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Valorant 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Dota 2 34
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry 5 72
+167%
27−30
−167%
Fortnite 100−110
+153%
40−45
−153%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+148%
27−30
−148%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
+149%
55−60
−149%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+181%
21−24
−181%
Valorant 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%
World of Tanks 220−230
+149%
90−95
−149%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Dota 2 98
+180%
35−40
−180%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+171%
24−27
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40
+150%
16−18
−150%
Valorant 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+158%
65−70
−158%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
World of Tanks 120−130
+158%
50−55
−158%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+169%
16−18
−169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Valorant 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Dota 2 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
+179%
14−16
−179%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Dota 2 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Fortnite 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Valorant 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

This is how Quadro P2000 and Quadro K1200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P2000 is 176% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 is 150% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 is 183% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.91 7.67
Recency 6 February 2017 28 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt

Quadro P2000 has a 146.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro K1200, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.


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