Quadro K1200 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 with Quadro K1200, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.79
+172%

GTX 780 outperforms K1200 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking265527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.832.69
Power efficiency5.7011.64
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGK110GM107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)28 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $321.97

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 80% better value for money than Quadro K1200.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304512
Core clock speed863 MHz1058 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.235.97
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS1.151 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs19232

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm160 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sUp to 80 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 780 20.79
+172%
Quadro K1200 7.64

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780 8010
+172%
Quadro K1200 2943

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 780 23205
+163%
Quadro K1200 8818

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 780 24634
+219%
Quadro K1200 7718

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 780 18049
+98.9%
Quadro K1200 9073

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 780 84
+223%
Quadro K1200 26

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD54
+200%
18−20
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.0217.89

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.79 7.64
Recency 23 May 2013 28 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 45 Watt

GTX 780 has a 172.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro K1200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 455.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while Quadro K1200 is a workstation one.


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