GeForce GTX 850A vs Quadro K1000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1000M, 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 850A stacks up against Quadro K1000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro K1000M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 45 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and Quadro K1000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K1000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A is 52 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1000M is 1800 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 3−4 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro K1000M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM107 N14P-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 March 2014 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 192
Core clock speed 902 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 13.60
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops 326.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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