Radeon Pro 5300M vs Quadro FX 1800M

Place in the ranking	1047	344
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.86	12.57
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GT215	Navi 14
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	13 November 2019 (5 years ago)

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	72	1280
Core clock speed	561 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1250 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.46	100.0
Floating-point processing power	0.162 TFLOPS	3.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	24	80

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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	192.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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 1800M 1.21

Pro 5300M 15.43
+1175%

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 1800M 466

Pro 5300M 5952
+1177%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−700%

24−27
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3500%	35−40 +3500%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −4900%	100−105 +4900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −457%	75−80 +457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2000%	40−45 +2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −147%	75−80 +147%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3500%	35−40 +3500%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −4900%	100−105 +4900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −457%	75−80 +457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2000%	40−45 +2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −236%	35−40 +236%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −147%	75−80 +147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3500%	35−40 +3500%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −4900%	100−105 +4900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −457%	75−80 +457%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −236%	35−40 +236%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −147%	75−80 +147%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2000%

40−45
+2000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Hitman 3	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −1800%	95−100 +1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−525%

24−27
+525%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

10−12

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	8−9
Far Cry 5	0−1	8−9

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−600%

14−16
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 5300M is 4900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5300M is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.21	15.43
Recency	15 June 2009	13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	85 Watt

FX 1800M has 88.9% lower power consumption.

Pro 5300M, on the other hand, has a 1175.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5300M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800M in performance tests.

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