Quadro FX 4800 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro FX 4800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 4800 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro FX 4800 has 1528 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Quadro FX 4800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 27−30
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 4800 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Polaris
Code name GT200B Polaris
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 1 August 2016
Pipelines 192 2304
Core clock speed 602 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 155.1
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size large
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