Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon R9 280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R9 280X, 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 280X, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Main Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
3 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 4800.
Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro FX 4800 has 1533 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 8 mm longer, than Quadro FX 4800.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
14−16
100−110
medium / 1080p
5−6
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 787% 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 280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
90−95
220−230
ultra / 1080p
35−40
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
20−22
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 139% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
2−3
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
10−11
80−85
medium / 1080p
3−4
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
10−11
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 443% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
2−3
24−27
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
4−5
70−75
ultra / 1080p
2−3
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 361% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 44% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1016% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
9−10
130−140
medium / 768p
8−9
85−90
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1140% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon R9 280X
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200B
Thaiti XTL
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
8 October 2013
Pipelines
192
2048
Core clock speed
602 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
38.53
128.0
Floating-point performance
462.3 gflops
4,096 gflops
Length
267 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
288 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.5 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
494 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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