Quadro 4000 vs Quadro M1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 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 Quadro 4000 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

  Quadro 4000 Quadro M1200
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000 has 215% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000.
  • Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M1200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 516 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M1200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 2192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 18−20
ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 35−40
medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000 Quadro M1200
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF100 N17P-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 November 2010 13 January 2017
Pipelines 256 640
Core clock speed 475 MHz 991 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.20
Floating-point performance 486.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2808 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.86 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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