Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro FX 3800 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 3800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 74% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 250 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 84 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−12
ultra / 1080p	0−1	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	10−11	24−27
medium / 1080p	1−2	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	9−10	35−40
medium / 1080p	2−3	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 525% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	180−190
medium / 768p	75−80	150−160
ultra / 1080p	30−35	75−80
QHD / 1440p	−	45−50
4K / 2160p	9−10	30−33
high / 768p	50−55	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	40−45	80−85
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 87% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	7−8	30−33
medium / 1080p	2−3	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 533% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	4−5	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 160% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 366% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	35−40	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 2100% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	50−55	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	14−16	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 68% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1000% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	4−5	40−45
medium / 768p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 833% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	95−100
medium / 768p	30−35	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
high / 768p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 67% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GT200B	Cypress
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009	23 September 2009
Pipelines	192	1600
Core clock speed	600 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	68.00
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	198 mm	282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.3
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