Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M270X 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 R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 333 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 3875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 6−7
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Venus
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 January 2015 21 March 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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