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    Quadro M1200 vs Quadro P500

    When choosing between Quadro M1200 and Quadro P500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro M1200 and Quadro P500.
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    Quadro M1200 and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M1200 and Quadro P500 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 P500 here:

    Quadro M1200 Laptops
    Quadro P500 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M1200 Quadro P500
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 30 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Quadro M1200 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
    • Quadro M1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 464 MHz higher, than Quadro M1200.
    • Quadro M1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 12 MHz higher, than Quadro M1200.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 10−12 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 18−20
    medium / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Quadro P500.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M1200 Quadro P500
    Architecture Maxwell Pascal
    Code name N17P-Q1 GP108
    Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
    Release date 13 January 2017 14 November 2017
    Pipelines 640 256
    Core clock speed 991 MHz 1455 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1519 MHz
    Transistor count 1870 Million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.25
    Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12.1
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.0.1
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    3D Stereo +
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