Quadro FX 3800 vs FX 4800

Place in performance ranking	785	831
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.09	0.21
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GT200B	GT200B
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 November 2008 (15 years old)	30 March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,799	$799
Current price	$632 (0.4x MSRP)	$171 (0.2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 3800 has 133% better value for money than FX 4800.

Technical specs

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	192
Core clock speed	602 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	108 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.53	38.40
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	462.3 gflops

Size and 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 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	198 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

Memory

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 S-Video

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.3	1.3

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 4800 2.56
+24.3%

FX 3800 2.06

FX 4800 outperforms FX 3800 by 24% based on our aggregated 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 4800 991
+24.2%

FX 3800 798

FX 4800 outperforms FX 3800 by 24% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	2.56	2.06
Recency	11 November 2008	30 March 2009
Cost	$1799	$799
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	1 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	108 Watt