RTX A4000 vs Quadro FX 4800

Aggregated performance score

FX 4800
2008
1536 MB GDDR3
2.54

RTX A4000 outperforms Quadro FX 4800 by a whopping 1875% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking78753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0913.04
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGT200BGA104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date11 November 2008 (15 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,799 no data
Current price$632 (0.4x MSRP)$1112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A4000 has 14389% better value for money than FX 4800.

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 cores1926144
Core clock speed602 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate38.53299.5
Floating-point performance462.3 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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s

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 DisplayPort, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.38.6

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 2.54
RTX A4000 50.16
+1875%

RTX A4000 outperforms Quadro FX 4800 by 1875% 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 982
RTX A4000 19410
+1877%

RTX A4000 outperforms Quadro FX 4800 by 1877% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.54 50.16
Recency 11 November 2008 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 140 Watt

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4800 in performance tests.


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