GeForce RTX 5080 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5080 wins 4 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 69.2% faster.
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 GeForce RTX 5080 leads by 79% (150.71 vs 84.21 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (49% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) runs 6 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 215.89 | 125.23 | +72% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 150.71 | 84.21 | +79% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 81.97 | 46.54 | +76% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.86 | 5.94 | +49% |
| 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 |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. GeForce RTX 5080 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) on 0.
| Workflow | GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 12.2 min | 21.5 min | GeForce RTX 5080 1.76x faster |
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell (GB203) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,617 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 360 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $999 | $6,300 |
| Release | 2025-01-30 | 2018-08-14 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 5080 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- GeForce RTX 5080 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 4 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 69.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 5080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- GeForce RTX 5080 has 16GB VRAM and a 360W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 5080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 5080. 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 5080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- Llama 3.1 8B: GeForce RTX 5080 leads by roughly 79% (150.71 vs 84.21 tok/s) in our testing.
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