FirePro M7740 vs Quadro K1200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M7740 and Quadro K1200. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M7740 and Quadro K1200. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M7740 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 FirePro M7740 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M7740 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro M7740 has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K1200 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K1200 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 408 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K1200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 4000 MHz higher, than FirePro M7740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro M7740.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 Quadro K1200
Architecture Terascale 1 Maxwell
Code name RV740 GM107
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 4 August 2009 28 January 2015
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 650 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 35.97
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12
Shader Model 4.1 5
OpenGL 3.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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