Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 4850

In this comparison between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 4850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro FX 3800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 has 1% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 has 511 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 25 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 4850 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 is 48 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 607 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 12−14
medium / 1080p 1−2 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 1
Code name GT200B RV770
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 30 March 2009 25 June 2008
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 600 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 25.00
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 1,000.0 gflops
Length 198 mm 246 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.0 4.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 1.3
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