Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 XT, check out specs charts below.

• Quadro FX 5800 has 2% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
• Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
• Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
• Both cards are used in Desktops.
• Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
• Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 315 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
• Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
• Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
• Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 4400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.