Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 280X. 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 R9 280X. 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.

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 455% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 115 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.

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 R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Thaiti XTL
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 January 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 128.0
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 160 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288 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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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