NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 wins 9 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 263% 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 Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by 482% (34.58 vs 5.94 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (148% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 runs 156 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 310.26 | 125.23 | +148% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 261.83 | 84.21 | +211% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 144.84 | 46.54 | +211% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 74.07 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 34.58 | 5.94 | +482% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.064 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 4.264 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.68 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 6.9 min | 21.5 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 3.11x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Hopper | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 3350 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,980 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 700 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $30,000 | $6,300 |
| Release | 2022-09-20 | 2018-08-14 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 9 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 263% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 has 80GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing). 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 H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by roughly 482% (34.58 vs 5.94 images/min) in our testing.
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