GeForce RTX 5080 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5080 wins 5 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 153.3% 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 GeForce RTX 5080 leads by 500% (2.7 vs 0.45 images/min); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (43% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 7 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 215.89 | 127.01 | +70% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 150.71 | 84.68 | +78% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 81.97 | 46.74 | +75% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 21.98 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.86 | 6.18 | +43% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 2.7 | 0.45 | +500% |
| 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. GeForce RTX 5080 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on 0.
| Workflow | GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 12.2 min | 21.4 min | GeForce RTX 5080 1.75x faster |
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 48GB |
| 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 | $9,999 |
| Release | 2025-01-30 | 2018-08-27 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 5080 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- GeForce RTX 5080 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 153.3% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 5080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- GeForce RTX 5080 has 16GB VRAM and a 360W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 5080 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 6 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 8000?
- Z-Image Turbo: GeForce RTX 5080 leads by roughly 225% (2.7 vs 0.45 images/min) in our testing.
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