Quadro K1200 vs Radeon RX 480 Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 593 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.17 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.11 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 28 January 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $321.97 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1077 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 33.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.963 TFLOPS | 1.0578 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 144 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 160 mm |
| Width | no data | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| 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 | GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | Up to 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 28 January 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 45 Watt |
RX 480 Mobile has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro K1200, on the other hand, has 122% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Quadro K1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 480 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K1200 is a workstation one.
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