NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 leads by 49% (125.85 vs 84.21 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (25% 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 3080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 184.08 | 125.23 | +47% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 125.85 | 84.21 | +49% |
| 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 | 4.76 | 5.94 | -20% |
| 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 3080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 10GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 760 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 320 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $699 | $6,300 |
| Release | 2020-09-17 | 2018-08-14 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 has 10GB VRAM and a 320W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080. 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 3080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 leads by roughly 49% (125.85 vs 84.21 tok/s) in our testing.
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