Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K1200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7850 is 50 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−12
QHD / 1440p 3−4 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 January 2015 5 March 2012
Pipelines 512 1024
Core clock speed 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 55.04
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 160 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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