GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs Quadro FX 5800

Place in the ranking	743	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	78
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	48.77
Power efficiency	1.16	20.10
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GT200B	AD104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008 (15 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,499	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 Ti has 121825% better value for money than FX 5800.

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	240	7680
Core clock speed	610 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2610 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	189 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.80	626.4
Floating-point processing power	0.6221 TFLOPS	40.09 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	80	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	267 mm	285 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	504.2 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	2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.3	8.9

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 5800 3.16

RTX 4070 Ti 82.47
+2510%

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 5800 1221

RTX 4070 Ti 31828
+2507%

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	8−9 −2813%	233 +2813%
1440p	5−6 −3000%	155 +3000%
4K	3−4 −3000%	93 +3000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

236

+0%

236

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	218 +0%	218 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	185 +0%	185 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	473 +0%	473 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	167 +0%	167 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	351 +0%	351 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	410 +0%	410 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	222 +0%	222 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	152 +0%	152 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	105 +0%	105 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	273 +0%	273 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	280 +0%	280 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149 +0%	149 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140 +0%	140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	68 +0%	68 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+0%

100−105

+0%

This is how FX 5800 and RTX 4070 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 Ti is 2813% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Ti is 3000% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 Ti is 3000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.16	82.47
Recency	11 November 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	189 Watt	285 Watt

FX 5800 has 50.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2509.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is a desktop one.

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