NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) split our benchmark suite evenly.
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)'s numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by 42% (4.18 vs 5.94 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (17% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) runs 4 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 148.46 | 125.23 | +19% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 98.34 | 84.21 | +17% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 46.54 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.18 | 5.94 | -30% |
| 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 |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 616 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $6,300 |
| Release | 2018-09-20 | 2018-08-14 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition has 11GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) fits 5 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition. 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by roughly 42% (4.18 vs 5.94 images/min) in our testing.
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