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    Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 380X

    When choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon R9 380X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon R9 380X.
    Quadro FX 3800
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    Main Specs

      Quadro FX 3800 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 75% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
    • Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380X has 3 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 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 380X is 23 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 630 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    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 R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

    Full Specs

      Quadro FX 3800 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3.0
    Code name GT200B Antigua
    Type Workstation Desktop
    Release date 30 March 2009 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 600 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 38.40 124.2
    Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 198 mm 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 3.3 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA 1.3
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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