Quadro M1200 vs Radeon R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with Quadro M1200, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.21

M1200 outperforms R9 M380 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking554515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.74
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameStratoGM107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)11 January 2017 (8 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 cores768640
Core clock speed900 MHz1093 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1150 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0043.72
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.399 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4840

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s80 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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
Optimus-+
3D Stereono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
Mantle+-
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.

R9 M380 7.21
Quadro M1200 8.36
+16%

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.

R9 M380 2771
Quadro M1200 3215
+16%

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 HD24−27
−25%
30
+25%
4K9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Fortnite 40−45
−14.6%
45−50
+14.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
Valorant 70−75
−11%
80−85
+11%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−12.7%
120−130
+12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Dota 2 50−55
−11.3%
55−60
+11.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Fortnite 40−45
−14.6%
45−50
+14.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−16%
27−30
+16%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
Valorant 70−75
−11%
80−85
+11%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Dota 2 50−55
−11.3%
55−60
+11.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+38.5%
13
−38.5%
Valorant 70−75
−11%
80−85
+11%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−14.6%
45−50
+14.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Valorant 75−80
−15.6%
85−90
+15.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how R9 M380 and Quadro M1200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M1200 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M1200 is 22% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M380 is 38% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro M1200 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Quadro M1200 is ahead in 63 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.21 8.36
Recency 5 May 2015 11 January 2017

Quadro M1200 has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Quadro M1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M1200 is a mobile workstation one.

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