GeForce GTX 680 vs Quadro K1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro K1200, 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 GeForce GTX 680 stacks up against Quadro K1200, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680 has 333% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 2044 GB more memory, than Quadro K1200.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 52 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K1200 is 150 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 1000 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 GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Quadro K1200
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 28 January 2015
Pipelines 1536 512
Core clock speed 1006 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1058 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 35.97
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm) 160 mm
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.0
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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