Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon HD 7990, 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 7990, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 5800	Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	189 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 98% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro FX 5800 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 340 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 40 mm longer, than Quadro FX 5800.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	8−9	55−60
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Battlefield 5 is 518% 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 7990 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	95−100	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	70−75	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−33	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	4−5	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Fortnite is 357% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	9−10	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 277% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	65−70	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 414% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	18−20	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 5800	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Malta
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	24 April 2013
Pipelines	240	2048
Core clock speed	610 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	48.80	128.0
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	267 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.3
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Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon HD 7990

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