NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 wins 7 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 49% faster.
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000'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 8000 leads by 110% (2.94 vs 6.18 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (24% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 7 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 102.04 | 127.01 | -20% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 65.36 | 84.68 | -23% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 35.52 | 46.74 | -24% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 21.98 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.94 | 6.18 | -52% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0.45 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0.171 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 28.2 min | 21.4 min | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 1.32x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA106) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 170 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | $9,999 |
| Release | 2021-02-25 | 2018-08-27 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 7 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 49% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12GB VRAM and a 170W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 8 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. 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 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 leads by roughly 110% (2.94 vs 6.18 images/min) in our testing.
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