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    Quadro K1200 vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon 520. 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 Quadro K1200 and Radeon 520. 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.
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    Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon 520 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 Radeon 520 here:

    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K1200 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type 128 Bit DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Radeon 520 has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
    • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 28 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • Quadro K1200 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 −
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K1200 Radeon 520
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name GM107 Oland
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 28 January 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 512 320
    Core clock speed 1058 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 35.97 20.60
    Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 12.0
    Shader Model 5 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan + +
    CUDA 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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