GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Quadro K1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI stacks up against Quadro K1200, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro K1200 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro K1200 are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 29 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro K1200 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 8−9 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 27−30 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro K1200
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 28 January 2015
Pipelines 1280 512
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA + 5.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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