Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 K1200 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Quadro K1200
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
128 Bit
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6850M has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K1200 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 483 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Quadro K1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 4200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Battlefield 5 is 312% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p
200−210
120−130
medium / 768p
170−180
95−100
ultra / 1080p
95−100
40−45
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
130−140
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
90−95
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
3−4
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Far Cry 5 is 280% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
18−20
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
2−3
low / 720p
95−100
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
18−20
medium / 1080p
27−30
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
27−30
5−6
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Grand Theft Auto V is 138% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
9−10
1−2
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
5−6
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 280% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
10−12
medium / 768p
30−35
8−9
high / 1080p
18−20
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−12
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Quadro K1200
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM107
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
28 January 2015
6 January 2011
Pipelines
512
800
Core clock speed
1058 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
35.97
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,151 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Length
160 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
+
N/A
CUDA
5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
132 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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