Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 6930

In this comparison between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 6930 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 5800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6930 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt 186 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 1% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 140 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is 47 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale 3
Code name GT200B Cayman
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 11 November 2008 1 December 2011
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 610 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80 60.00
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 267 mm 220 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 1.3
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