Quadro K1200 vs Quadro K5000

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Quadro K5000 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 K1200 will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 171% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K1200 and Quadro K5000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 352 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • Quadro K1200 and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 107 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 3−4 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Quadro K5000
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM107 GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 28 January 2015 17 August 2012
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 706 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 90.37
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 160 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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