Quadro K1200 vs Radeon Pro 450

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 450 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon Pro 450
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 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 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 450 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 450 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 450 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 258 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • Quadro K1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 450 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 450 is 80 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 3−4
low / 720p 30−35 27−30
medium / 1080p 18−20 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon Pro 450.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon Pro 450
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM107 Polaris 11
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 January 2015 27 October 2016
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 32.00
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 127 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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