Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 M380

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M380 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 M380 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M380 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 58 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 9−10
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 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 January 2015 16 June 2015
Pipelines 512 768
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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