Radeon RX 6800 vs Quadro P400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P400 with Radeon RX 6800, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P400
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
3.69

RX 6800 outperforms P400 by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking69751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.3249.89
Power efficiency9.7615.73
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP107Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 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 cores2563840
Core clock speed1228 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1252 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate20.03505.2
Floating-point processing power0.641 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs16240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.06 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors3x mini-DisplayPort1x 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P400 3.69
RX 6800 49.55
+1243%

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.

Quadro P400 1648
RX 6800 22140
+1243%

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 HD12−14
−1350%
174
+1350%
1440p7−8
−1357%
102
+1357%
4K4−5
−1450%
62
+1450%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.00
−200%
3.33
+200%
1440p17.14
−202%
5.68
+202%
4K30.00
−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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