Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7770

In this comparison between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7770 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro FX 3800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7770 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7770 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7770 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 2900 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 10−11 24−27
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7770
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Cape Verde
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 March 2009 15 February 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 1.3
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