Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon HD 7870
In this comparison between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon HD 7870 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 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Quadro FX 4800
Main Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
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
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Radeon HD 7870 has 16% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 4800.
Quadro FX 4800 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 398 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
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
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
75−80
medium / 1080p
5−6
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 525% 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 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
90−95
210−220
ultra / 1080p
35−40
130−140
QHD / 1440p
21−24
100−110
4K / 2160p
16−18
60−65
high / 768p
65−70
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 161% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
20−22
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 127% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
2−3
30−33
ultra / 1080p
2−3
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
2−3
9−10
low / 720p
10−11
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 700% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
10−11
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−33
QHD / 1440p
3−4
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
130−140
medium / 1080p
10−11
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 281% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
5−6
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−33
QHD / 1440p
3−4
18−20
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
16−18
75−80
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 471% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
45−50
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 238% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
4−5
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 833% 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 7870 in Minecraft is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
75−80
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 683% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
9−10
85−90
medium / 768p
8−9
50−55
high / 1080p
4−5
30−33
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 680% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon HD 7870
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200B
Pitcairn XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
5 March 2012
Pipelines
192
1280
Core clock speed
602 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 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
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.3
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
145 Sol/s
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