Quadro K1200 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 M485X. 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 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 455% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K1200.
  • Quadro K1200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 335 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M485X is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 24−27
ultra / 1080p 8−9 14−16
QHD / 1440p 3−4 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 30−35 45−50
medium / 1080p 18−20 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1200 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name GM107 Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 January 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,151 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 132 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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