Radeon R9 M390 vs Quadro K1200

Place in performance ranking	497	419
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.23	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GM107	Pitcairn
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	28 January 2015 (9 years ago)	9 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$321.97	no data
Current price	$124 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	1024
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	35.97	no data
Floating-point performance	1,151 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K1200 and Radeon R9 M390 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	160 mm	no data
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	Up to 80 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	mDP mDP mDP mDP	no data
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Eyefinity	no data	1

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5	no data
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	5.0	no data

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 HD	30−35 −40%	42 +40%
4K	14−16 −42.9%	20 +42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −25%	60−65 +25%
Hitman 3	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −25%	60−65 +25%
Hitman 3	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −25%	60−65 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −19%	50−55 +19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−25%

35−40
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −20%	24−27 +20%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%