Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 5800 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 5800 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.
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:
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2x2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Quadro FX 5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 70 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 5800 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
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
3−4
21−24
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
5−6
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
70−75
medium / 1080p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 281% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
120−130
230−240
medium / 768p
95−100
200−210
ultra / 1080p
45−50
120−130
QHD / 1440p
24−27
95−100
4K / 2160p
−
50−55
high / 768p
70−75
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 128% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−33
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
50−55
medium / 1080p
5−6
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
QHD / 1440p
4−5
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
120−130
medium / 1080p
16−18
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 184% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
7−8
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
70−75
medium / 1080p
9−10
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 309% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
50−55
100−110
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
9−10
40−45
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 145% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
8−9
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 380% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
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 5800.
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
8−9
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 228% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
75−80
medium / 768p
12−14
45−50
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 325% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
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
240
1920
Core clock speed
610 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 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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