GeForce GTX 850A vs Quadro K1200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850A 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 GTX 850A stacks up against Quadro K1200, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 45 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1200 are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 156 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 3−4 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro K1200
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM107 GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 17 March 2014 28 January 2015
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 902 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 35.97
Floating-point performance 1,198 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 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0 5.0
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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