NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins 6 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 354.3% 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 4090 leads by 1550% (7.425 vs 0.45 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 32B (101% 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 4090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 260.54 | 127.01 | +105% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 171.29 | 84.68 | +102% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 95.12 | 46.74 | +104% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 44.28 | 21.98 | +101% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.28 | 6.18 | +163% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 7.425 | 0.45 | +1550% |
| 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 4090 is faster on 2 of 2; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 5 min | 54.9 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 11.02x faster |
| Full codebase review | 10.5 min | 21.4 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 2.04x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 450 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,599 | $9,999 |
| Release | 2022-10-12 | 2018-08-27 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 354.3% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24GB VRAM and a 450W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. 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 4090 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 leads by roughly 698% (7.425 vs 0.45 images/min) in our testing.
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