Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 5800 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Quadro FX 5800 has 0% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro FX 5800 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 240 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 15 mm longer, than Quadro FX 5800.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
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
3−4
10−12
ultra / 1080p
1−2
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
5−6
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
18−20
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
8−9
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 109% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
180−190
medium / 768p
95−100
150−160
ultra / 1080p
45−50
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 58% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
ultra / 1080p
30−33
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
4−5
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
14−16
30−33
medium / 1080p
5−6
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 69% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
7−8
18−20
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 127% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
50−55
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
9−10
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
2−3
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
8−9
21−24
medium / 1080p
4−5
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 160% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
high / 1080p
65−70
−
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
40−45
medium / 768p
12−14
24−27
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GT200B
Cypress
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
23 September 2009
Pipelines
240
1600
Core clock speed
610 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
68.00
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
267 mm
282 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
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
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