Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon R9 270, 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 3800 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

Quadro FX 3800

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Main Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 38% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270 has 1 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 R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 12 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	10−11	40−45
medium / 1080p	1−2	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	9−10	70−75
medium / 1080p	2−3	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 1075% 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 R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	100−110	230−240
medium / 768p	75−80	200−210
ultra / 1080p	30−35	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	9−10	55−60
high / 768p	50−55	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 189% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	120−130
medium / 768p	40−45	110−120
ultra / 1080p	14−16	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 160% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	7−8	55−60
medium / 1080p	2−3	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 1166% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	130−140
medium / 1080p	4−5	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 360% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	12−14	70−75
medium / 1080p	4−5	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 733% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	35−40	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	1−2	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 284% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 4100% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 118% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	2−3	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2000% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	4−5	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	2−3	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1666% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p	65−70	90−95
medium / 768p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
high / 768p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 85% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

	Quadro FX 3800	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Curacao
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009	13 November 2013
Pipelines	192	1280
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	74.00
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	198 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
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 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 270

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