Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 M280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 M280X. 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.

Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 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 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 158 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 2−3
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Saturn XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 January 2015 1 February 2015
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support Not Listed
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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