Radeon 540X vs Quadro FX 4800

Place in performance ranking	792	672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	4.00
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GT200B	Lexa
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 November 2008 (15 years ago)	12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,799	no data
Current price	$632 (0.4x MSRP)	$421

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 540X has 3900% 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 cores	192	512
Core clock speed	602 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1219 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.53	33.47
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro FX 4800 and Radeon 540X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	112.0 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 S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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 4800 2.53

Radeon 540X 3.70
+46.2%

Radeon 540X outperforms Quadro FX 4800 by 46% 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 4800 978

Radeon 540X 1429
+46.1%

Radeon 540X outperforms Quadro FX 4800 by 46% 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

14−16

−50%

21
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
−33.3%

12−14

+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Hitman 3	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −40%	14−16 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−33.3%

16−18
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−42.9%

10−11

+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

This is how FX 4800 and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

Radeon 540X is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.53	3.70
Recency	11 November 2008	12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt