NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 wins 8 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 1611% 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 FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by 5201% (9.064 vs 0.171 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (144% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 156 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 H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 310.26 | 127.01 | +144% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 261.83 | 84.68 | +209% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 144.84 | 46.74 | +210% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 74.07 | 21.98 | +237% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 34.58 | 6.18 | +460% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 22.125 | 0.45 | +4817% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.064 | 0.171 | +5201% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 is faster on 2 of 2; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 1.8 min | 54.9 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 30.22x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.9 min | 21.4 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 3.10x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 48GB |
| 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 | $9,999 |
| Release | 2022-09-20 | 2018-08-27 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 1611% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 has 80GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3. 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 8000?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by roughly 889% (9.064 vs 0.171 images/min) in our testing.
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