Radeon Pro W6800 vs Quadro CX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro CX and Radeon Pro W6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro CX
2008, $1,999
1536 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
2.26

Pro W6800 outperforms CX by a whopping 2045% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking90274
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0210.95
Power efficiency1.1614.90
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGT200BNavi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date11 November 2008 (17 years ago)8 June 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $2,249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Pro W6800 has 54650% better value for money than Quadro CX.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores1923840
Core clock speed602 MHz2075 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2320 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate38.53556.8
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPS17.82 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs64240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L0 Cacheno data960 KB
L1 Cacheno data768 KB
L2 Cache192 KB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB32 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video6x mini-DisplayPort

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.3-

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.

Quadro CX 2.26
Pro W6800 48.47
+2045%

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.

Quadro CX 947
Samples: 3
Pro W6800 20270
+2040%
Samples: 122

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 HD6−7
−2183%
137
+2183%
1440p5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
4K3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p333.17
−1930%
16.42
+1930%
1440p399.80
−1962%
19.39
+1962%
4K666.33
−2389%
26.77
+2389%
  • Pro W6800 has 1930% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 has 1962% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 has 2389% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 121
+0%
121
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 160
+0%
160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 199
+0%
199
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Dota 2 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 157
+0%
157
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 88
+0%
88
+0%
Metro Exodus 171
+0%
171
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 94
+0%
94
+0%
Far Cry 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how Quadro CX and Pro W6800 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 2183% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 2220% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 2700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.26 48.47
Recency 11 November 2008 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt

Quadro CX has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800, on the other hand, has a 2044.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro CX in performance tests.

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