GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins 5 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 24.9% faster.
NVIDIA Titan RTX'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 GeForce RTX 4080 Super leads by 39% (9.12 vs 6.56 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (18% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Titan RTX runs 6 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 5, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 197.53 | 158.13 | +25% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 126.29 | 107.39 | +18% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 70.55 | 59.75 | +18% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 28.36 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 9.12 | 6.56 | +39% |
| 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 |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 1.42 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. GeForce RTX 4080 Super is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Titan RTX on 0.
| Workflow | GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 14.2 min | 16.7 min | GeForce RTX 4080 Super 1.18x faster |
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 45,900M | 18,600M |
| Die size | 378.6 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistor density | 121.2 M/mm² | 24.7 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 736 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 320 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $999 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2024-01-31 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 4080 Super or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- GeForce RTX 4080 Super performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 24.9% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 4080 Super and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- GeForce RTX 4080 Super has 16GB VRAM and a 320W TDP, while NVIDIA Titan RTX has 24GB VRAM and a 280W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 4080 Super and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Titan RTX fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 4080 Super. 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 GeForce RTX 4080 Super and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- Stable Diffusion XL: GeForce RTX 4080 Super leads by roughly 39% (9.12 vs 6.56 images/min) in our testing.
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