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

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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


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	+
CUDA	2.1	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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Quadro 500M vs Quadro K1200

Main Specs

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