AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800

What is the difference between AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

New ZealandGPU NameGT200B
GCN 1.0ArchitectureTesla 2.0
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size55 nm
4,313 millionTransistors1,400 million
352 mm²Die Size470 mm²

Graphics Card

Aug 31st, 2012Release DateMar 30th, 2009
Southern Islands
(HD 7900)
FamilyQuadro FX
(x800)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
899 USDLaunch Price799 USD
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

3 GB x2Memory Size1024 MB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR3
384 bit x2Memory Bus256 bit

Clock Speeds

1375 MHz
5.5 Gbps effective
Memory Clock800 MHz
1600 Mbps effective
925 MHzGPU Clock600 MHz

Render Config

128 x2TMUs64
32 x2ROPs16

Board Design

308 mm
12.1 inches
Length198 mm
7.8 inches
137 mm
5.4 inches
Width111 mm
4.4 inches
500 WThermal design power (TDP)108 W
900 WSuggested PSU300 W
2x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors1x DVI
2x DisplayPort
3x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
C386Board NumberP755

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX11.1 (10_0)
4.6OpenGL3.3
1.2OpenCL1.1
1.2VulkanN/A
5.1Shader Model4.0