Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 7870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 7870, 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 7870, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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Quadro FX 5800 has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 390 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 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
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 383% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
20−22
75−80
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 327% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
95−100
210−220
ultra / 1080p
45−50
130−140
QHD / 1440p
24−27
100−110
4K / 2160p
−
60−65
high / 768p
70−75
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 142% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−33
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
4−5
30−33
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
1−2
9−10
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 433% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−33
QHD / 1440p
4−5
18−20
low / 720p
55−60
130−140
medium / 1080p
16−18
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 221% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
7−8
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
9−10
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 345% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
50−55
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
9−10
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 177% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
4−5
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 460% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
75−80
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 257% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
85−90
medium / 768p
12−14
50−55
high / 1080p
6−7
30−33
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 387% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 7870
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200B
Pitcairn XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
5 March 2012
Pipelines
240
1280
Core clock speed
610 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.3
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Eyefinity
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Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.63 Gh/s
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16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
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