FirePro W4100 vs Quadro K1200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Quadro K1200. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W4100 and Quadro K1200. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W4100 has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 428 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W4100 is 11 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro K1200
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde GM107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 28 January 2015
Pipelines 512 512
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 35.97
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 171 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 132 Mh/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
AppAcceleration +
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