RTX A4500 Mobile vs Quadro M1200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M1200 and RTX A4500 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M1200
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 45 Watt
8.41

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms M1200 by a whopping 438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking50378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.8122.14
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores6405888
Core clock speed1093 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate43.72276.0
Floating-point processing power1.399 TFLOPS17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs40184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s512.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.08.6

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 M1200 8.41
RTX A4500 Mobile 45.22
+438%

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 M1200 3239
RTX A4500 Mobile 17424
+438%

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 HD33
−415%
170−180
+415%
4K12
−400%
60−65
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−420%
130−140
+420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Hitman 3 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−420%
130−140
+420%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−420%
130−140
+420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Hitman 3 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−420%
130−140
+420%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−436%
300−310
+436%
Hitman 3 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+107%
27−30
−107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−431%
85−90
+431%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−429%
180−190
+429%
Hitman 3 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−428%
280−290
+428%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−431%
170−180
+431%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how Quadro M1200 and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 415% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 400% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro M1200 surpassed RTX A4500 Mobile in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 45.22
Recency 11 January 2017 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 140 Watt

Quadro M1200 has 211.1% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 437.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1200 in performance tests.


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