Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7990

In this comparison between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7990 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 7990 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 247% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7990 has 2 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 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 350 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7990 is 109 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−11 60−65
medium / 1080p 1−2 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GT200B Malta
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 March 2009 24 April 2013
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 600 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 128.0
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 198 mm 307 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 459 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
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