GeForce RTX 2080 vs Quadro FX 1800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 1800 with GeForce RTX 2080, including specs and performance data.

FX 1800
2009
768 MB GDDR3, 59 Watt
1.04

RTX 2080 outperforms FX 1800 by a whopping 4581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking106257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0526.29
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG94Turing TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)27 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$489 $699
Current price$132 (0.3x MSRP)$426 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 52480% better value for money than FX 1800.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores642944
Core clock speed550 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors505 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate17.60314.6
Floating-point performance176 gflopsno data

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 3.0 x16
Length198 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount768 MB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.17.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 1800 1.04
RTX 2080 48.68
+4581%

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 4581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 1800 402
RTX 2080 18803
+4577%

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 4577% in Passmark.

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 HD3−4
−4733%
145
+4733%
1440p2−3
−4900%
100
+4900%
4K1−2
−7000%
71
+7000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4563%
4150−4200
+4563%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
−4567%
4900−4950
+4567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
−4543%
4550−4600
+4543%
Battlefield 5 194
−4565%
9050−9100
+4565%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
−4559%
6150−6200
+4559%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4563%
4150−4200
+4563%
Far Cry 5 127
−4546%
5900−5950
+4546%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
−4567%
7700−7750
+4567%
Forza Horizon 4 156
−4579%
7300−7350
+4579%
Hitman 3 135
−4567%
6300−6350
+4567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 246
−4575%
11500−11550
+4575%
Metro Exodus 144
−4553%
6700−6750
+4553%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−4579%
5100−5150
+4579%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
−4580%
9500−9550
+4580%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110
−4536%
5100−5150
+4536%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
−4570%
4250−4300
+4570%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
−4539%
3850−3900
+4539%
Battlefield 5 182
−4570%
8500−8550
+4570%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
−4558%
5450−5500
+4558%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4563%
4150−4200
+4563%
Far Cry 5 102
−4557%
4750−4800
+4557%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
−4543%
5850−5900
+4543%
Forza Horizon 4 243
−4571%
11350−11400
+4571%
Hitman 3 107
−4573%
5000−5050
+4573%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
−4565%
11850−11900
+4565%
Metro Exodus 123
−4575%
5750−5800
+4575%
Red Dead Redemption 2 102
−4557%
4750−4800
+4557%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
−4580%
9500−9550
+4580%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
−4569%
8450−8500
+4569%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
−4571%
11350−11400
+4571%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
−4532%
3150−3200
+4532%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−4558%
3400−3450
+4558%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
−4567%
4200−4250
+4567%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4563%
4150−4200
+4563%
Far Cry 5 81
−4530%
3750−3800
+4530%
Forza Horizon 4 132
−4559%
6150−6200
+4559%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
−4575%
7900−7950
+4575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
−4580%
9500−9550
+4580%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
−4570%
4950−5000
+4570%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
−4520%
3650−3700
+4520%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
−4546%
4600−4650
+4546%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
−4575%
5750−5800
+4575%
Far Cry New Dawn 138
−4574%
6450−6500
+4574%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−4555%
2700−2750
+4555%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
−4567%
2800−2850
+4567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
−4570%
4250−4300
+4570%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−4551%
2000−2050
+4551%
Far Cry 5 99
−4546%
4600−4650
+4546%
Forza Horizon 4 118
−4561%
5500−5550
+4561%
Hitman 3 80
−4525%
3700−3750
+4525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
−4551%
6000−6050
+4551%
Metro Exodus 89
−4563%
4150−4200
+4563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−4577%
5800−5850
+4577%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−4575%
3600−3650
+4575%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
−4555%
2700−2750
+4555%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
−4532%
4400−4450
+4532%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
−4521%
3050−3100
+4521%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−4500%
2300−2350
+4500%
Hitman 3 48
−4483%
2200−2250
+4483%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−4521%
3050−3100
+4521%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
−4474%
2150−2200
+4474%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
−4571%
3550−3600
+4571%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
−4534%
1900−1950
+4534%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−4505%
1750−1800
+4505%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
−4505%
1750−1800
+4505%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−4374%
850−900
+4374%
Far Cry 5 39
−4515%
1800−1850
+4515%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−4530%
3750−3800
+4530%
Horizon Zero Dawn 76
−4571%
3550−3600
+4571%
Metro Exodus 62
−4577%
2900−2950
+4577%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−4471%
1600−1650
+4471%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
−4561%
2750−2800
+4561%

This is how FX 1800 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 4733% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 4900% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 7000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 48.68
Recency 30 March 2009 27 August 2018
Cost $489 $699
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop one.


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