Quadro K1200 vs Radeon RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 with Quadro K1200, including specs and performance data.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.08
+137%

RX 570 outperforms K1200 by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking305527
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.992.69
Power efficiency10.3311.64
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code namePolaris 20GM107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)28 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $321.97

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 494% 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 cores2048512
Core clock speed1168 MHz1058 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate159.235.97
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS1.151 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm160 mm
Width2-slot1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sUp to 80 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
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. 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.

RX 570 18.08
+137%
Quadro K1200 7.64

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.

RX 570 6967
+137%
Quadro K1200 2943

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.

RX 570 31978
+263%
Quadro K1200 8818

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.

RX 570 40477
+424%
Quadro K1200 7718

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 HD82
+173%
30−35
−173%
1440p49
+172%
18−21
−172%
4K29
+142%
12−14
−142%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.0610.73
1440p3.4517.89
4K5.8326.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+158%
24−27
−158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Battlefield 5 106
+165%
40−45
−165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+152%
27−30
−152%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry 5 80
+167%
30−33
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+143%
35−40
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 257
+157%
100−105
−157%
Hitman 3 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+154%
35−40
−154%
Metro Exodus 101
+153%
40−45
−153%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+140%
50−55
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 94
+169%
35−40
−169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Battlefield 5 98
+145%
40−45
−145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+163%
24−27
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry 5 69
+156%
27−30
−156%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+154%
24−27
−154%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+155%
100−105
−155%
Hitman 3 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+154%
35−40
−154%
Metro Exodus 82
+173%
30−33
−173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+146%
24−27
−146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry 5 46
+156%
18−20
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Hitman 3 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+154%
35−40
−154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+146%
24−27
−146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+139%
18−20
−139%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+154%
24−27
−154%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+156%
16−18
−156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+142%
12−14
−142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+157%
14−16
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 30
+150%
12−14
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+148%
60−65
−148%
Hitman 3 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Metro Exodus 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+140%
45−50
−140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+150%
12−14
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Metro Exodus 29
+142%
12−14
−142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+180%
10−11
−180%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+150%
8−9
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+144%
16−18
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%

This is how RX 570 and Quadro K1200 compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 173% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 172% faster in 1440p
  • RX 570 is 142% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.08 7.64
Recency 18 April 2017 28 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

RX 570 has a 136.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro K1200, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while Quadro K1200 is a workstation 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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