Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. 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 7970M Crossfire. 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 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 200 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 344% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 141 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

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

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N17P-Q1 Wimbledon XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 January 2017 1 May 2012
Pipelines 640 2560
Core clock speed 991 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.5
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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