Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 4800 stacks up against Radeon R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
- Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270DX is 298 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
- Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2. | ||
| low / 768p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 4800 | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | GT200B | Topaz |
| Type | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 11 June 2014 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 940 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |