Quadro T1200 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7850

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7850 with Quadro T1200 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7850
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
10.05

T1200 Mobile outperforms HD 7850 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking452287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.94no data
Power efficiency5.3074.08
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePitcairnTU117
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date5 March 2012 (12 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores10241024
Core clock speedno data855 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0491.20
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6464

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s160.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA-7.5

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.

HD 7850 10.05
T1200 Mobile 19.46
+93.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7850 5210
T1200 Mobile 10134
+94.5%

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 HD27−30
−115%
58
+115%
1440p16−18
−106%
33
+106%
4K40−45
−103%
81
+103%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.22no data
1440p15.56no data
4K6.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+0%
47
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
+0%
60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59
+0%
59
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+0%
54
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+0%
28
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 47
+0%
47
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+0%
44
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+0%
71
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 47
+0%
47
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+0%
21
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 32
+0%
32
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how HD 7850 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 115% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 106% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 103% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.05 19.46
Recency 5 March 2012 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 18 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 93.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 622.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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