NVIDIA QuadroFX 4800 1.5 GB Workstation Graphics Card

Testbed, 3D Studio Max, Cinebench

Test System Details
Specifications and Revisions

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (3.0 GHz) Quad Core (1333 MHz FSB)
  • 4 x Kingston DDR2-800 CAS 4-4-4-15 Modules (4 GB Total)
  • 1 x eVGA nForce 680i SLI LT Motherboard
  • 1 x Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Disk
  • 1 x Plextor DVD+/-RW Serial ATA Optical Drive
  • 1 x Corsair HX620W 620W Modular Power Supply
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit)

  • ATI FireGL V5600 512 MB
  • ATI FireGL V7600 512 MB
  • ATI FireGL V8600 1 GB
  • ATI FireGL V8650 2 GB
  • ATI FireGL V8700 1 GB
  • NVIDIA QuadroFX 1700 512 MB
  • NVIDIA QuadroFX 3700 512 MB
  • NVIDIA QuadroFX 5600 1.5 GB
  • NVIDIA QuadroFX 4800 1.5 GB

DirectX 9 Modeling / Texturing Performance
Lower Times Are Better


OpenGL Modeling / Texturing Performance
Higher Scores Are Better


In our first set of 3D modeling application benchmarks, the QuadroFX 4800 scores moderately well. The card shows performance roughly on par (albeit slightly slower) compared to the QuadroFX 5600 card in 3D Studio Max 2008, while delivering about a 10% boost in Cinebench performance. Cinebench doesn't seem to tap the extra horsepower which the QuadroFX 4800 has compared to the fairly new QuadroFX 3700 card, although both of NVIDIA's new cards show solid improvements over prior generations.


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