Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon R9 280, 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 R9 280, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 3800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 85% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 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 R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280 is 77 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

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 R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	2−3	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	9−10	100−110
medium / 1080p	2−3	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 1675% 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 R9 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	250−260
medium / 768p	75−80	220−230
ultra / 1080p	30−35	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	9−10	70−75
high / 768p	50−55	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 245% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	65−70	120−130
medium / 768p	40−45	110−120
ultra / 1080p	14−16	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 180% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	7−8	80−85
medium / 1080p	2−3	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 1866% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	40−45	180−190
medium / 1080p	4−5	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 552% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	12−14	100−110
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1200% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	35−40	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	1−2	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 468% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	1−2	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 6600% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 187% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	2−3	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 3250% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	4−5	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2933% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	50−55
high / 768p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 97% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009	4 March 2014
Pipelines	192	1792
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	104.5
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length	198 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	240 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 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		408 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 280

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