Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 8730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 HD 8730M. 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.

Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 HD 8730M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

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 HD 8730M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 January 2015 16 November 2012
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 650 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 16.80
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 537.6 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Laptop size medium sized
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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