Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 4890

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 4890. 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 4890. 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 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 322% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4890 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 141 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Quadro M1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 7−8
ultra / 1080p 10−12 4−5
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 21−24 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
Code name N17P-Q1 RV790
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 2 April 2009
Pipelines 640 800
Core clock speed 991 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 34.00
Floating-point performance 1,360.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.0 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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