Quadro M1200 vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 M1200 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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.

Quadro M1200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1200 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 Quadro M1200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 266 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Quadro M1200 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 3875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 6−7
ultra / 1080p 10−12 4−5
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 16−18
medium / 1080p 21−24 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-Q1 Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 21 March 2014
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 991 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL Not Listed
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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