L4 vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

Place in the ranking	296	199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	74.56	28.71
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	AD104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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	7424
Core clock speed	855 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	91.20	489.6
Floating-point processing power	2.918 TFLOPS	30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	169 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	300.1 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

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	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 −46.6%	85−90 +46.6%
1440p	33 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
4K	81 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−53.8%

60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −53.2%	95−100 +53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Far Cry 5	65 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Fortnite	100−110 −45.6%	150−160 +45.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −51.5%	200−210 +51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −44.4%	65−70 +44.4%
Valorant	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −53.2%	95−100 +53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −50%	21−24 +50%
Dota 2	114 −49.1%	170−180 +49.1%
Far Cry 5	59 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Fortnite	100−110 −45.6%	150−160 +45.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	71 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −50.9%	80−85 +50.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −51.5%	200−210 +51.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −44.4%	65−70 +44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
Valorant	75−80 −51.9%	120−130 +51.9%
World of Tanks	220−230 −53.5%	350−400 +53.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −53.2%	95−100 +53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Dota 2	107 −49.5%	160−170 +49.5%
Far Cry 5	56 −51.8%	85−90 +51.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −51.5%	200−210 +51.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

100−110

−45.6%

150−160
+45.6%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	37 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Valorant	50−55 −50%	75−80 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	41 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −50%	75−80 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55

−50%

75−80
+50%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Valorant	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Dota 2	109 −46.8%	160−170 +46.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −46.6%	85−90 +46.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

−52.2%

35−40
+52.2%

This is how T1200 Mobile and L4 compete in popular games:

L4 is 47% faster in 1080p
L4 is 52% faster in 1440p
L4 is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.78	28.93
Recency	12 April 2021	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	72 Watt

T1200 Mobile has 300% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has a 54% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The L4 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 L4 is a workstation one.

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