FirePro W9000 vs Quadro K1200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 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 W9000 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 W9000 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 677% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K1200.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 83 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 119 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 500 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro K1200
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 28 January 2015
Pipelines 2048 512
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 35.97
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 279 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
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) 460 Mh/s 132 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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