Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs Quadro K2200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K2200 with Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), including specs and performance data.

Quadro K2200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 68 Watt
9.27
+204%

K2200 outperforms R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking477773
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.33no data
Power efficiency9.38no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Kaveri Spectre
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)14 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.75 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640512
Core clock speed1046 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)68 Wattno data
Texture fill rate44.96no data
Floating-point processing power1.439 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

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 x16no data
Length202 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA5.0-

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 HD50−55
+178%
18
−178%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.92no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Elden Ring 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Elden Ring 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Elden Ring 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
World of Tanks 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Quadro K2200 and R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K2200 is 178% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.27 3.05
Recency 22 July 2014 14 January 2014

Quadro K2200 has a 203.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

The Quadro K2200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K2200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop one.


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