Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 6970, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 4800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 266% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 4800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	30−35
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	5−6	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 325% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	210−220
medium / 768p	90−95	180−190
ultra / 1080p	35−40	95−100
QHD / 1440p	21−24	50−55
4K / 2160p	16−18	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	90−95
ultra / 1080p	20−22	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 87% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	2−3	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	6−7
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 375% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	95−100
medium / 1080p	10−11	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	16−18	50−55
medium / 1080p	8−9	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 262% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	4−5	30−33
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	1−2	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	4−5	27−30
medium / 1080p	3−4	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
high / 1080p	80−85	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 366% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	9−10	55−60
medium / 768p	8−9	30−35
high / 1080p	4−5	18−20
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 400% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 68% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GT200B	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	14 December 2010
Pipelines	192	1536
Core clock speed	602 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	84.48
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	1.3
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 6970

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