FirePro W4300 vs Quadro M1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and Quadro M1200, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W4300 stacks up against Quadro M1200, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1200 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M1200 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro M1200
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W4300 has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • FirePro W4300 and Quadro M1200 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M1200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 61 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 and Quadro M1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro M1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−12
QHD / 1440p 3−4 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than FirePro W4300.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro M1200
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire N17P-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 December 2015 13 January 2017
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 930 MHz 991 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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