Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 3800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 108% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 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 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 12 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	1−2	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	9−10	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 900% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	220−230
medium / 768p	75−80	190−200
ultra / 1080p	30−35	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	80−85
4K / 2160p	9−10	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 169% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	40−45	100−110
ultra / 1080p	14−16	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 141% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	7−8	50−55
medium / 1080p	2−3	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 1000% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	110−120
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 295% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 650% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	35−40	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 268% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 3600% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 106% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	2−3	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1750% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	4−5	70−75
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1533% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 85% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009	5 March 2012
Pipelines	192	1024
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	55.04
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	198 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	1.3
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7850

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