Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between Quadro M1200 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 M1200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−12 10−12
QHD / 1440p 5−6 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Quadro M1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-Q1 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 5 March 2012
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 991 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 55.04
Floating-point performance 1,761 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 249 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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