Quadro4 980 XGL vs Radeon RX 5300

Place in the ranking	282	1501
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.50	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code name	Navi 14	NV28 A2
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	28 May 2020 (4 years ago)	12 November 2002 (22 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	1408	no data
Core clock speed	1327 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	36 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	144.8	2.400
Floating-point processing power	4.632 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	88	8

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 4.0 x8	AGP 8x
Length	180 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR6	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	325 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168.0 GB/s	10.4 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	8.1
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.3
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

RX 5300 19.69
+196800%

Quadro4 980 XGL 0.01

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.

RX 5300 7587
+151640%

Quadro4 980 XGL 5

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.69	0.01
Recency	28 May 2020	12 November 2002
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	150 nm

RX 5300 has a 196800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2042.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro4 980 XGL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5300 is a desktop card while Quadro4 980 XGL is a workstation one.

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