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    Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M290X. 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 R9 M290X. 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 R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 122% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
    • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 208 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    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 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Quadro K1200.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM107 Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 28 January 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 1058 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 35.97 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    CUDA 5.0
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    Width 1" (2.5 cm)
    Number of simultaneous displays 4
    nView Desktop Management +
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