GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

Place in the ranking	296	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.39
Power efficiency	74.26	18.33
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	TU117	GB203
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	1024	10752
Core clock speed	855 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	91.20	879.3
Floating-point processing power	2.918 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	64	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	960.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.4
CUDA	7.5	10.1

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	58 −233%	193 +233%
1440p	33 −367%	154 +367%
4K	81 −25.9%	102 +25.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
−387%

190−200

+387%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −88.7%	110−120 +88.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −371%	80−85 +371%
Far Cry 5	65 −362%	300−310 +362%
Fortnite	100−110 −381%	500−550 +381%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −388%	400−450 +388%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −456%	280−290 +456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −392%	650−700 +392%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −247%	150−160 +247%
Valorant	75−80 −815%	700−750 +815%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −88.7%	110−120 +88.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −364%	65−70 +364%
Dota 2	114 −53.5%	170−180 +53.5%
Far Cry 5	59 −166%	157 +166%
Fortnite	100−110 −196%	300−350 +196%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −388%	400−450 +388%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −456%	280−290 +456%
Grand Theft Auto V	71 −393%	350−400 +393%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −251%	180−190 +251%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −62.9%	210−220 +62.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −247%	150−160 +247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 −145%	170−180 +145%
Valorant	75−80 −815%	700−750 +815%
World of Tanks	220−230 −22.4%	270−280 +22.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −88.7%	110−120 +88.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −355%	50−55 +355%
Dota 2	107 −367%	500−550 +367%
Far Cry 5	56 −234%	180−190 +234%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −388%	400−450 +388%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −62.9%	210−220 +62.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −386%	180−190 +386%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

100−110

−381%

500−550
+381%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	37 −386%	180−190 +386%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −377%	210−220 +377%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −447%	90−95 +447%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
Valorant	50−55 −380%	240−250 +380%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −118%	85−90 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −329%	30−33 +329%
Far Cry 5	41 −290%	160−170 +290%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −380%	240−250 +380%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55
−380%

240−250

+380%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −793%	130−140 +793%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
Valorant	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −379%	90−95 +379%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Dota 2	109 −359%	500−550 +359%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −320%	100−110 +320%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −383%	140−150 +383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −383%	280−290 +383%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24
−378%

110−120

+378%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

210−220

+0%

210−220

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

210−220

+0%

210−220

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	222 +0%	222 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Valorant	700−750 +0%	700−750 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Dota 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

This is how T1200 Mobile and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 233% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 367% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 26% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5080 is 815% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 25 tests (57%)
there's a draw in 19 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.66	92.10
Recency	12 April 2021	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	360 Watt

T1200 Mobile has 1900% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 393.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T1200 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.