Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 311% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 133 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 107 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 January 2015 19 November 2012
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 160 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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