Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 4890
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon HD 4890, 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 CX stacks up against Radeon HD 4890, check out specs charts below.
Quadro CX
Main Specs
Quadro CX
Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
2x 6-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
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Radeon HD 4890 has 26% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 248 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX and Radeon HD 4890 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
Quadro CX is 26 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4890.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2300 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
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
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
16−18
medium / 1080p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Battlefield 5 is 128% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
110−120
140−150
medium / 768p
85−90
110−120
ultra / 1080p
35−40
55−60
QHD / 1440p
−
30−33
4K / 2160p
10−11
27−30
high / 768p
60−65
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 37% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
70−75
80−85
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 30% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
10−11
18−20
medium / 1080p
3−4
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Far Cry 5 is 175% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
45−50
60−65
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 60% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
3−4
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
6−7
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Forza Horizon 4 is 125% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
40−45
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
3−4
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 50% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
1−2
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
3−4
12−14
medium / 1080p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
55−60
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 31% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Quadro CX.
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
8−9
24−27
medium / 768p
7−8
16−18
high / 1080p
3−4
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 180% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
high / 768p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro CX.
Full Specs
Quadro CX
Radeon HD 4890
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale
Code name
GT200B
RV790
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
2 April 2009
Pipelines
192
800
Core clock speed
602 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
959 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
38.53
34.00
Floating-point performance
462.3 gflops
1,360.0 gflops
Length
267 mm
241 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
124.8 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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