RTX A2000 vs Quadro FX 4800

Place in the ranking	898	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	30.38
Power efficiency	1.25	35.61
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GT200B	GA106
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 November 2008 (17 years ago)	10 August 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,799	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RTX A2000 has 151800% better value for money than FX 4800.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	3328
Core clock speed	602 MHz	562 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.53	124.8
Floating-point processing power	0.4623 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	64	104
Tensor Cores	no data	104
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	26
L1 Cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 Cache	192 KB	3 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	167 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.3	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX 4800 2.43

RTX A2000 32.22
+1226%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 4800 1013
Samples: 513

RTX A2000 13423
+1225%

Samples: 1110

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	6−7 −1400%	90 +1400%
1440p	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%
4K	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	299.83 −5910%	4.99 +5910%
1440p	599.67 −5643%	10.44 +5643%
4K	899.50 −5309%	16.63 +5309%

RTX A2000 has 5910% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX A2000 has 5643% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX A2000 has 5309% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Palworld	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	108 +0%	108 +0%
Fortnite	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Palworld	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Valorant	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	98 +0%	98 +0%
Fortnite	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	129 +0%	129 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Palworld	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	117 +0%	117 +0%
Valorant	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	91 +0%	91 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +0%	64 +0%
Valorant	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Palworld	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 +0%	58 +0%
Metro Exodus	34 +0%	34 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	61 +0%	61 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +0%	47 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Palworld	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 +0%	56 +0%
Metro Exodus	20 +0%	20 +0%
Palworld	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 +0%	40 +0%
Valorant	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Palworld	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how FX 4800 and RTX A2000 compete in popular games:

RTX A2000 is 1400% faster in 1080p
RTX A2000 is 1333% faster in 1440p
RTX A2000 is 1250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.43	32.22
Recency	11 November 2008	10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	70 Watt

RTX A2000 has a 1226% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 588% more advanced lithography process, and 114% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4800 in performance tests.

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