Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 7970. 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.

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 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 566% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

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 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N17P-Q1 Tahiti XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 22 December 2011
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 991 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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