Quadro T1200 Mobile vs Tesla K80

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Quadro T1200 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.08

T1200 Mobile outperforms Tesla K80 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking358297
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.5074.48
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK210TU117
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores24961024
Core clock speed562 MHz855 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate171.491.20
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs20864

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s160.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA3.77.5

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 HD45−50
−28.9%
58
+28.9%
1440p24−27
−37.5%
33
+37.5%
4K60−65
−35%
81
+35%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Dota 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+0%
71
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
World of Tanks 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 29% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 38% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 35% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.08 19.26
Recency 17 November 2014 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 18 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T1200 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 27.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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