Radeon RX 7700S vs Quadro FX 3800

Place in the ranking	861	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Power efficiency	1.36	27.08
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GT200B	Navi 33
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	192	2048
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.40	320.0
Floating-point processing power	0.4623 TFLOPS	20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	64	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	198 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
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	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.3	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 3800 2.13

RX 7700S 39.18
+1739%

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 3800 823

RX 7700S 15113
+1736%

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 −1983%	125 +1983%
1440p	3−4 −1933%	61 +1933%
4K	2−3 −2400%	50 +2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	133.17	no data
1440p	266.33	no data
4K	399.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75

+0%

70−75

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +0%	167 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	144 +0%	144 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84 +0%	84 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	92 +0%	92 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

+0%

70−75

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +0%	43 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 +0%	48 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

This is how FX 3800 and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

RX 7700S is 1983% faster in 1080p
RX 7700S is 1933% faster in 1440p
RX 7700S is 2400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.13	39.18
Recency	30 March 2009	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	100 Watt

RX 7700S has a 1739.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3800 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 7700S is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.