Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 K1200 and Radeon HD 7970. 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.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K1200	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 566% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K1200 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 114 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	24−27	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 145% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	200−210	250−260
medium / 768p	170−180	220−230
ultra / 1080p	95−100	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	130−140	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	95−100	180−190
medium / 1080p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	8−9	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	85−90	140−150
medium / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	2−3	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 92% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Quadro K1200.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	50−55	130−140
medium / 768p	30−35	85−90
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Quadro K1200.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

	Quadro K1200	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM107	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 January 2015	22 December 2011
Pipelines	512	2048
Core clock speed	1058 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	35.97	118.4
Floating-point performance	1,151 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	160 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth		264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
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	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays	4
nView Desktop Management	+
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Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 7970

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