Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 M1200 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Quadro M1200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1200 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 Quadro M1200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 311% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 66 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro M1200.

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 Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-Q1 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 19 November 2012
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 991 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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