Quadro M1200 vs Radeon R9 M395

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M395, 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 Radeon R9 M395, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M395 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M395 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 R9 M395 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon R9 M395
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
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  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M395 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M395 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M395 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 157 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M395 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.

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 R9 M395 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon R9 M395
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N17P-Q1
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 January 2017 9 June 2015
Pipelines 640 1792
Core clock speed 991 MHz 834 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL Not Listed
Vulkan +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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