NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 wins 6 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 174.3% 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 Z-Image Turbo, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 leads by 750% (3.825 vs 0.45 images/min); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (21% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 8 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 7, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 206.67 | 127.01 | +63% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 144.9 | 84.68 | +71% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 78.79 | 46.74 | +69% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 37.95 | 21.98 | +73% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 7.46 | 6.18 | +21% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 3.825 | 0.45 | +750% |
| 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 3090 is faster on 2 of 2; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 8.3 min | 54.9 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 6.64x faster |
| Full codebase review | 12.7 min | 21.4 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 1.69x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 350 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,499 | $9,999 |
| Release | 2020-09-24 | 2018-08-27 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 174.3% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24GB VRAM and a 350W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. 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 3090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 leads by roughly 338% (3.825 vs 0.45 images/min) in our testing.
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