Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon R9 M270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M270X
Main Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)
189 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
No outputs
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Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 115 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 5800 is 475 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 5800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
30−35
Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Fortnite is 17% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 36% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
65−70
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Minecraft is 16% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
18−20
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Quadro FX 5800.
Full Specs
Quadro FX 5800
Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN 1.0
Code name
GT200B
Venus
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
21 March 2014
Pipelines
240
640
Core clock speed
610 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.80
31.00
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
72 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.1
OpenGL
3.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.3
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
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