Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 4800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 90% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 4800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 4800 has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 98 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
  • Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GT200B R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 11 November 2008 12 August 2008
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 602 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 28.00
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 115.2 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