Quadro M1200 vs Radeon 860M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 860M with Quadro M1200, including specs and performance data.
860M outperforms M1200 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 426 | 525 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 54.65 | 12.66 |
Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
GPU code name | Strix Point | GM107 |
Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | March 2025 (recently) | 11 January 2017 (8 years 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 | 512 | 640 |
Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1093 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 3000 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Number of transistors | 34,000 million | 1,870 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 96.00 | 43.72 |
Floating-point processing power | 3.072 TFLOPS | 1.399 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 8 | 16 |
TMUs | 32 | 40 |
Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | no data |
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 | no data | large |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | MXM-A (3.0) |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1253 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 80 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
Display Port | no data | 1.2 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus | - | + |
3D Stereo | no data | + |
Mosaic | no data | + |
nView Display Management | no data | + |
Optimus | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 |
Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
CUDA | - | 5.0 |
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.
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.
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 | 25
−20%
| 30
+20%
|
4K | 14−16
+27.3%
| 11
−27.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+52.5%
|
40−45
−52.5%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+44.1%
|
30−35
−44.1%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+52.5%
|
40−45
−52.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+48%
|
24−27
−48%
|
Fortnite | 65−70
+40.4%
|
45−50
−40.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+42.9%
|
27−30
−42.9%
|
Valorant | 100−110
+26.3%
|
80−85
−26.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+44.1%
|
30−35
−44.1%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+52.5%
|
40−45
−52.5%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+32.5%
|
120−130
−32.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+48%
|
24−27
−48%
|
Fortnite | 65−70
+40.4%
|
45−50
−40.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 24
−20.8%
|
27−30
+20.8%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
+53.3%
|
14−16
−53.3%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+42.9%
|
27−30
−42.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+3.6%
|
28
−3.6%
|
Valorant | 100−110
+26.3%
|
80−85
−26.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+44.1%
|
30−35
−44.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+48%
|
24−27
−48%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+42.9%
|
27−30
−42.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+123%
|
13
−123%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 65−70
+40.4%
|
45−50
−40.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+61.5%
|
12−14
−61.5%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+41.7%
|
60−65
−41.7%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
Valorant | 120−130
+38.6%
|
85−90
−38.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+70.6%
|
16−18
−70.6%
|
Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+60%
|
14−16
−60%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+42.1%
|
18−20
−42.1%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+45.5%
|
10−12
−45.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 24−27
+50%
|
16−18
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Valorant | 55−60
+47.5%
|
40−45
−47.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+46.2%
|
12−14
−46.2%
|
Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Dota 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Dota 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Dota 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 860M and Quadro M1200 compete in popular games:
- Quadro M1200 is 20% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 860M is 27% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 860M is 133% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 21% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 860M is ahead in 50 tests (78%)
- Quadro M1200 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 13 tests (20%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 10.98 | 7.63 |
Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Radeon 860M has a 43.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon 860M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation one.
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