NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition vs NVIDIA L4, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA L4 wins 5 of 11 benchmarks, averaging -22.7% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition leads by 95% (98.34 vs 50.45 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (24% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition runs 138 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | NVIDIA L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 148.46 | 84 | +77% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 98.34 | 50.45 | +95% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 27.46 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 12.42 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.18 | 5.18 | -19% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 2.475 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.15 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | NVIDIA L4 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 616 GB/s | 300 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,040 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 72 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $2,500 |
| Release | 2018-09-20 | 2023-03-21 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition or NVIDIA L4?
- NVIDIA L4 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average -22.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA L4?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition has 11GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while NVIDIA L4 has 24GB VRAM and a 72W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA L4?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition fits 15 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA L4. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA L4?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition leads by roughly 95% (98.34 vs 50.45 tok/s) in our testing.
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