GeForce 8800 GTX vs Quadro K1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX 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 8800 GTX stacks up against Quadro K1200, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 244% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 764 GB more memory, than Quadro K1200.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 482 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Quadro K1200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 110 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 4100 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

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 GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro K1200
Architecture Tesla Maxwell
Code name G80 GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 November 2006 28 January 2015
Pipelines 128 512
Core clock speed 576 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 35.97
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 270 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12
Shader Model 4.0 5
OpenGL 3.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.0
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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