Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon R7 260, 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 R7 260, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Quadro FX 5800 has 64% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 5800 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 25 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
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 181% 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 R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
200−210
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 R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 84% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% 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 R7 260 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
4−5
16−18
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 R7 260 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 R7 260 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 R7 260 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
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 95% 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 R7 260 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 R7 260 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% 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 R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 142% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
50−55
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 R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% 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 R7 260 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon R7 260
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
GT200B
Bonaire
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
17 December 2013
Pipelines
240
768
Core clock speed
610 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
48.00
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
267 mm
170 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
6.3
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.3
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
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240 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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