Quadro K1200 vs Radeon HD 8790M

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8790M.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Mars XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 January 2015 16 November 2012
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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