GeForce RTX 2070 vs Quadro K1200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K1200 with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K1200
2015
4 GB 128-bit, 45 Watt
7.64

RTX 2070 outperforms K1200 by a whopping 448% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking52795
Place by popularitynot in top-10086
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6933.20
Power efficiency11.6416.41
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM107TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date28 January 2015 (9 years ago)17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$321.97 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 has 1134% 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 cores5122304
Core clock speed1058 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate35.97233.3
Floating-point processing power1.151 TFLOPS7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length160 mm229 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 type128 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 80 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
VR Readyno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.07.5

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.

Quadro K1200 7.64
RTX 2070 41.89
+448%

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.

Quadro K1200 2943
RTX 2070 16141
+448%

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.

Quadro K1200 8818
RTX 2070 87885
+897%

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.

Quadro K1200 7718
RTX 2070 83224
+978%

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.

Quadro K1200 9073
RTX 2070 95666
+954%

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 HD21−24
−510%
128
+510%
1440p16−18
−463%
90
+463%
4K10−12
−490%
59
+490%

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.333.90
1440p20.125.54
4K32.208.46

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 101
+0%
101
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Battlefield 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 116
+0%
116
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 148
+0%
148
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 258
+0%
258
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 207
+0%
207
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
+0%
254
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 135
+0%
135
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Hitman 3 113
+0%
113
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
+0%
248
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 64
+0%
64
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+0%
65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110
+0%
110
+0%
Hitman 3 94
+0%
94
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 139
+0%
139
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+0%
87
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 64
+0%
64
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75
+0%
75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+0%
50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 215
+0%
215
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240
+0%
240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
+0%
84
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+0%
44
+0%
Hitman 3 41
+0%
41
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36
+0%
36
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+0%
31
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 47
+0%
47
+0%

This is how Quadro K1200 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 510% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 is 463% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 is 490% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.64 41.89
Recency 28 January 2015 17 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 175 Watt

Quadro K1200 has 288.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 448.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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