Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 4800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 4800 is 57 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	70−75
medium / 1080p	5−6	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 487% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	90−95	200−210
ultra / 1080p	35−40	120−130
QHD / 1440p	21−24	95−100
4K / 2160p	16−18	55−60
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 148% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	20−22	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 122% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	2−3	27−30
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	10−11	55−60
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 625% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	10−11	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 268% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	5−6	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	4−5	40−45
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 205% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	1−2	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	4−5	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 733% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	80−85	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	6−7	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	9−10	75−80
medium / 768p	8−9	45−50
high / 1080p	4−5	27−30
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 600% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Curacao
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	13 November 2013
Pipelines	192	1280
Core clock speed	602 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	74.00
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	179.2 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)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon R9 270

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