Quadro K1200 vs Radeon Pro 555X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1200 and Radeon Pro 555X, 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 K1200 stacks up against Radeon Pro 555X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555X 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 Pro 555X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 555X has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555X - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 203 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Quadro K1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 80 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM107 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 January 2015 5 June 2017
Pipelines 512 768
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 43.54
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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