Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

In this comparison between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 4800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7690M XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 4800 has 500% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 123 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 3−4 4−5
Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 7690M XT have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200B Thames XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 7 June 2011
Pipelines 192 480
Core clock speed 602 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 17.40
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Laptop size medium sized
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