Quadro M1200 vs Quadro M5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M, 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 M1200 stacks up against Quadro M5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Quadro M1200 or Quadro M5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Quadro M5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro M5000M has 122% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M5000M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M1200.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 29 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.
  • Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 and Quadro M5000M is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−12 21−24
QHD / 1440p 5−6 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Quadro M5000M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name N17P-Q1 GM204
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 January 2017 2 October 2015
Pipelines 640 1,536
Core clock speed 991 MHz 962 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1051 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic + +
nView Display Management + +
3D Stereo +
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