Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 6990, 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 FX 5800 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 98% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 5800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 220 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 28 mm longer, than Quadro FX 5800.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
8−9
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 190% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
95−100
170−180
ultra / 1080p
45−50
95−100
QHD / 1440p
24−27
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 87% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
55−60
90−95
ultra / 1080p
30−33
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
4−5
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
95−100
medium / 1080p
16−18
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 121% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
9−10
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 181% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
50−55
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
9−10
30−33
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
8−9
27−30
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 240% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
65−70
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 142% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
55−60
medium / 768p
12−14
30−35
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 212% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale 3
Code name
GT200B
Antilles
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
8 March 2011
Pipelines
240
1536
Core clock speed
610 MHz
830 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
79.68
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
295 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
160.0 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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Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
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