Quadro K1100M vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro K1100M and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K1100M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro K1100M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K1100M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 K1100M or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 122% more power consumption, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Quadro K1100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 5200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 27−30
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 162% more, than Quadro K1100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name GK107 Polaris
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 23 July 2013 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 705 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 22.59 155.1
Floating-point performance 542.2 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 44.8 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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