Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6950M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon HD 6950M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| 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 | No outputs |
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- Quadro FX 4800 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
- Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
- Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
- Quadro FX 4800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
- Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 22 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
- Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 150% 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 HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 150−160 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 120−130 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 65−70 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 95−100 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 41% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6950M. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 30−33 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 73% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 112% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | − | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 61% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 233% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 85−90 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 95−100 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 183% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 9−10 | 30−35 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 21−24 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 220% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 21−24 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon HD 6950M | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | GT200B | Blackcomb Pro |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 6 January 2011 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 27.84 |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | 1,113.6 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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