Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 3800 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 3800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 177% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 76 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	10−11	60−65
medium / 1080p	1−2	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	2−3	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	9−10	100−110
medium / 1080p	2−3	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 1675% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	250−260
medium / 768p	75−80	220−230
ultra / 1080p	30−35	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	9−10	70−75
high / 768p	50−55	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 245% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	65−70	120−130
medium / 768p	40−45	110−120
ultra / 1080p	14−16	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 180% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	7−8	80−85
medium / 1080p	2−3	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 1866% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	40−45	180−190
medium / 1080p	4−5	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 552% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	12−14	100−110
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 1200% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	35−40	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	1−2	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 468% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	1−2	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 6600% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 187% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	2−3	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 3250% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	4−5	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2933% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	50−55
high / 768p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 97% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN
Code name	GT200B	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009	22 December 2011
Pipelines	192	2048
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	118.4
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	198 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	1.3
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7970

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