Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon 550X, 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 4800 stacks up against Radeon 550X, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon 550X | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
- Quadro FX 4800 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
- Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 480 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
- Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
- Quadro FX 4800 is 122 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 55−60 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon 550X. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 24−27 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Fortnite is 47% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 1−2 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Forza Horizon 4 is 75% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 55−60 |
| medium / 768p | − | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Grand Theft Auto V is 38% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Minecraft is 9% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 9−10 | 24−27 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 16−18 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 160% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 20−22 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon 550X | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | GT200B | Lexa |
| Type | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 27 March 2019 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 1082 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1218 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 38.98 |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |