PNY Quadro K1200 4GB GDDR5 workstation
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro K1200 4GB GDDR5 workstation
The PNY Quadro K1200 is a professional graphics card designed for CAD and 3D rendering, offering solid performance for its class. It supports multiple monitors and fits low-profile cases, but uses PCI Express 2.0, which may limit compatibility with newer systems. Warranty details are not specified in the available Q&A.
Pros
- Solid performance for CAD and 3D rendering
- Supports multiple monitors
- Fits low-profile cases
Cons
- Uses PCI Express 2.0, not 3.0
- Warranty details not specified
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 1440p gaming performance, especially when paired with DLSS and frame generation. Users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 1080 Ti or RTX 2080 report significant gains, though some note that the 12GB VRAM can be a limiting factor for future titles. A few reviewers mention driver glitches and a desire for more VRAM, but overall sentiment is very positive, with many calling it a great value at MSRP.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet fan operation
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Great value at MSRP
- Effective DLSS and frame generation
Cons
- 12GB VRAM may limit future games
- Nvidia driver glitches reported
- Red LED stays on after shutdown
- Some units arrived faulty
- No significant upgrade for old games
Scores
Specifications
| PNY Quadro K1200 | ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro K1200 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | — | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 48★ |
| Base Clock | No data | |
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 45★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 160★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro K1200 4GB GDDR5 workstation
- Below average ai (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average vram (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average rt (14th percentile)14th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 PRIME 12GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Pricing
PNY Quadro K1200 4GB GDDR5 workstation offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 40 specs.
