Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro FX 4800

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Check Price

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Quadro FX 4800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 78 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	70−75
medium / 1080p	5−6	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 475% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	90−95	200−210
ultra / 1080p	35−40	120−130
QHD / 1440p	21−24	95−100
4K / 2160p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 146% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
ultra / 1080p	20−22	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 116% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	10−11	50−55
medium / 1080p	3−4	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 575% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	120−130
medium / 1080p	10−11	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 237% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	5−6	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	12−14
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	4−5	40−45
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	4−5	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 700% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	80−85	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	6−7	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	9−10	75−80
medium / 768p	8−9	45−50
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 580% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 4800	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GT200B	Blackcomb XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 November 2008	6 January 2011
Pipelines	192	1920
Core clock speed	602 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	4.0
OpenGL	3.3
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	1.3
Laptop size		large
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Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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