Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon RX Vega 3
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon RX Vega 3, 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 RX Vega 3, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon RX Vega 3 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 3 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 RX Vega 3 here:
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon RX Vega 3 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | |
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- Quadro FX 4800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - in Laptops.
- Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - with Vega.
- Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 3 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 30−35 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon RX Vega 3 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Fortnite is 6% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | − | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 3. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon RX Vega 3 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 9−10 | 16−18 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 10−12 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 3 in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon RX Vega 3 | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Vega |
| Code name | GT200B | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 7 January 2018 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 1000 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |
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