Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon E8860
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon E8860, 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 E8860, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon E8860
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon E8860 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
- Quadro FX 4800 has 305% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
- Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
- Core clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 27 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
- Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 2900 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 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% 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 E8860 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 E8860 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 E8860 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon E8860. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 9−10 |
| 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 E8860 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 E8860 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 E8860 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 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Grand Theft Auto V is 44% 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 E8860 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 E8860 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 E8860 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 9−10 | 27−30 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 180% 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 E8860 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon E8860 | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | GT200B | Venus |
| Type | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 25 January 2014 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 625 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 25.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | 800.0 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 72 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 | |
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