Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Quadro FX 3800

Place in performance ranking	836	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.22	25.44
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GT200B	Navi 31 XT
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$899
Current price	$171 (0.2x MSRP)	$884 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 11464% better value for money than FX 3800.

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 cores	192	5376
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	315 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.40	804.4
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	198 mm	276 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	800.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.3	no data

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 3800 2.06

RX 7900 XT 74.72
+3527%

Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 3527% 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 3800 797

RX 7900 XT 28855
+3520%

Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 3520% 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 HD	5−6 −4020%	206 +4020%
1440p	3−4 −4500%	138 +4500%
4K	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

237

−3508%

8550−8600
+3508%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −3513%	4300−4350 +3513%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −3498%	4750−4800 +3498%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −3510%	8700−8750 +3510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3525%	4350−4400 +3525%
Cyberpunk 2077	212 −3508%	7650−7700 +3508%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3502%	4250−4300 +3502%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −3522%	6700−6750 +3522%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −3509%	8300−8350 +3509%
Hitman 3	120−130 −3518%	4450−4500 +3518%
Horizon Zero Dawn	484 −3526%	17550−17600 +3526%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −3496%	5250−5300 +3496%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −3489%	4450−4500 +3489%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	580 −3521%	21000−21050 +3521%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −3497%	5000−5050 +3497%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −3513%	4300−4350 +3513%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −3498%	4750−4800 +3498%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −3510%	8700−8750 +3510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3525%	4350−4400 +3525%
Cyberpunk 2077	190 −3505%	6850−6900 +3505%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3502%	4250−4300 +3502%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −3522%	6700−6750 +3522%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −3509%	8300−8350 +3509%
Hitman 3	120−130 −3518%	4450−4500 +3518%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −3523%	11450−11500 +3523%
Metro Exodus	79 −3508%	2850−2900 +3508%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −3489%	4450−4500 +3489%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	492 −3518%	17800−17850 +3518%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	483 −3523%	17500−17550 +3523%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −3497%	5000−5050 +3497%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −3513%	4300−4350 +3513%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −3498%	4750−4800 +3498%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3525%	4350−4400 +3525%
Cyberpunk 2077	179 −3503%	6450−6500 +3503%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3502%	4250−4300 +3502%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −3509%	8300−8350 +3509%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350 −3514%	12650−12700 +3514%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	424 −3520%	15350−15400 +3520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	265 −3523%	9600−9650 +3523%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −3497%	5000−5050 +3497%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−3489%

4450−4500
+3489%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −3514%	6000−6050 +3514%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −3511%	5200−5250 +3511%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −3480%	3150−3200 +3480%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95−100 −3479%	3400−3450 +3479%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −3491%	3950−4000 +3491%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 −3507%	4400−4450 +3507%
Far Cry 5	173 −3513%	6250−6300 +3513%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −3522%	6700−6750 +3522%
Hitman 3	110−120 −3491%	3950−4000 +3491%
Horizon Zero Dawn	277 −3510%	10000−10050 +3510%
Metro Exodus	141 −3517%	5100−5150 +3517%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	325 −3515%	11750−11800 +3515%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −3497%	5000−5050 +3497%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −3488%	3050−3100 +3488%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−3525%

4350−4400
+3525%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −3480%	3150−3200 +3480%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −3523%	2500−2550 +3523%
Hitman 3	65−70 −3482%	2400−2450 +3482%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −3502%	4250−4300 +3502%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 −3491%	3950−4000 +3491%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	159 −3516%	5750−5800 +3516%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −3494%	2300−2350 +3494%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −3483%	2150−2200 +3483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −3458%	1850−1900 +3458%
Cyberpunk 2077	60 −3483%	2150−2200 +3483%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −3500%	1800−1850 +3500%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −3513%	4950−5000 +3513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 −3514%	6000−6050 +3514%
Metro Exodus	129 −3505%	4650−4700 +3505%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −3500%	1800−1850 +3500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−3471%

3000−3050

+3471%

This is how FX 3800 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is 4020% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XT is 4500% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XT is 4500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	74.72
Recency	30 March 2009	3 November 2022
Cost	$799	$899
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	315 Watt