NVIDIA Quadro P500 vs NVIDIA Quadro K1200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro P500 and NVIDIA Quadro K1200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

NVIDIA Quadro P500

NVIDIA Quadro K1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro P500

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 38% higher core clock speed: 1455 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 1124 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 1721
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 1721
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 3288
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 3288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2018 vs 28 January 2015
Core clock speed	1455 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Boost clock speed	1519 MHz vs 1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 3288
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 3288

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K1200

Around 69% higher texture fill rate: 35.97 GTexel / s vs 21.25 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 512 vs 256
Around 69% better floating-point performance: 1,151 gflops vs 679.9 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2941 vs 1631
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 580 vs 240
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8814 vs 6226
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4080 vs 2622
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4080 vs 2622

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	35.97 GTexel / s vs 21.25 GTexel / s
Pipelines	512 vs 256
Floating-point performance	1,151 gflops vs 679.9 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2941 vs 1631
PassMark - G2D Mark	580 vs 240
Geekbench - OpenCL	8814 vs 6226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4080 vs 2622
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4080 vs 2622

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro P500
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K1200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1631

2941

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

240

580

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6226

8814

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2622

4080

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2622

4080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

1721

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

1721

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3288

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3288

Name	NVIDIA Quadro P500	NVIDIA Quadro K1200
PassMark - G3D Mark	1631	2941
PassMark - G2D Mark	240	580
Geekbench - OpenCL	6226	8814
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2622	4080
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2622	4080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685	1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685	1721
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3288
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		466.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		117.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro P500	NVIDIA Quadro K1200
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Maxwell
Code name	GP108	GM107
Launch date	5 January 2018	28 January 2015
Place in performance rating	801	802
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$321.97
Price now		$289.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.00
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1519 MHz	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1058 MHz
Floating-point performance	679.9 gflops	1,151 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	256	512
Texture fill rate	21.25 GTexel / s	35.97 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	1,870 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	3x mini-DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort, mDP mDP mDP mDP
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		160 mm
Width		1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12_1	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Shader Model		5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	32.1 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	128 Bit
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
Multi Monitor
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management