Radeon RX 6800 vs Quadro P400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P400 with Radeon RX 6800, including specs and performance data.
RX 6800 outperforms P400 by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 697 | 51 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.32 | 49.89 |
| Power efficiency | 9.76 | 15.73 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2017 (8 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119.99 | $579 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 6800 has 2050% better value for money than Quadro P400.
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 | 256 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1228 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1252 MHz | 2105 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.03 | 505.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.641 TFLOPS | 16.17 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.06 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 3x mini-DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 12−14
−1350%
| 174
+1350%
|
| 1440p | 7−8
−1357%
| 102
+1357%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−1450%
| 62
+1450%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 10.00
−200%
| 3.33
+200%
|
| 1440p | 17.14
−202%
| 5.68
+202%
|
| 4K | 30.00
−221%
| 9.34
+221%
|
- RX 6800 has 200% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6800 has 202% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 6800 has 221% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 350
+0%
|
350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 208
+0%
|
208
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 349
+0%
|
349
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 197
+0%
|
197
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 232
+0%
|
232
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 259
+0%
|
259
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 145
+0%
|
145
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 186
+0%
|
186
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 210
+0%
|
210
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 269
+0%
|
269
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 152
+0%
|
152
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 175
+0%
|
175
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 163
+0%
|
163
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how Quadro P400 and RX 6800 compete in popular games:
- RX 6800 is 1350% faster in 1080p
- RX 6800 is 1357% faster in 1440p
- RX 6800 is 1450% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.69 | 49.55 |
| Recency | 7 February 2017 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 250 Watt |
Quadro P400 has 733.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 1242.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P400 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop one.
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