Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Quadro FX 5800

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5800 with Radeon RX 5700 XT, including specs and performance data.

FX 5800
2008
4 GB GDDR3, 189 Watt
3.17

RX 5700 XT outperforms FX 5800 by a whopping 1255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking74686
Place by popularitynot in top-10072
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0447.60
Power efficiency1.1613.21
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGT200BNavi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date11 November 2008 (16 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,499 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 118900% 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 cores2402560
Core clock speed610 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)189 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate48.80304.8
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs80160

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 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A+
CUDA1.3-

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 3.17
RX 5700 XT 42.94
+1255%

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
RX 5700 XT 16563
+1257%

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 HD9−10
−1300%
126
+1300%
1440p5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%
4K3−4
−1433%
46
+1433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p388.783.17
1440p699.805.39
4K1166.338.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+0%
76
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
+0%
110
+0%
Battlefield 5 199
+0%
199
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+0%
118
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 298
+0%
298
+0%
Hitman 3 84
+0%
84
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 313
+0%
313
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+0%
259
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 154
+0%
154
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Battlefield 5 165
+0%
165
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 107
+0%
107
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 283
+0%
283
+0%
Hitman 3 86
+0%
86
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+0%
294
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+0%
193
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+0%
148
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 135
+0%
135
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 171
+0%
171
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+0%
93
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 84
+0%
84
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+0%
53
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+0%
59
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 273
+0%
273
+0%
Hitman 3 59
+0%
59
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 241
+0%
241
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+0%
44
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+0%
35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+0%
33
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+0%
71
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

This is how FX 5800 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 1300% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 1380% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 1433% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.17 42.94
Recency 11 November 2008 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt 225 Watt

FX 5800 has 19% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 1254.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 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 Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.


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