Quadro 500M vs Quadro K1200
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M 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 Quadro 500M stacks up against Quadro K1200, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Main Specs
Quadro 500M
Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
45 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
4x mini-DisplayPort
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Quadro K1200 has 28% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K1200 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 358 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K1200 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
1−2
30−35
medium / 1080p
0−1
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p
60−65
200−210
medium / 768p
27−30
170−180
ultra / 1080p
7−8
95−100
QHD / 1440p
−
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 446% more, than Quadro 500M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
10−11
90−95
ultra / 1080p
0−1
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Dota 2 is 237% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
95−100
medium / 1080p
0−1
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Fortnite is 340% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
0−1
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
low / 768p
18−20
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
0−1
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
−
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
55−60
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
0−1
50−55
medium / 768p
−
30−35
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
high / 768p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Quadro 500M.
Full Specs
Quadro 500M
Quadro K1200
Architecture
Fermi
Maxwell
Code name
GF108
GM107
Type
Workstation
Workstation
Release date
22 February 2011
28 January 2015
Pipelines
96
512
Core clock speed
700 MHz
1058 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
585 million
1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
11.20
35.97
Floating-point performance
268.8 gflops
1,151 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12
Shader Model
5.1
5
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
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CUDA
2.1
5.0
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132 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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