NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 282.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by 605% (9.064 vs 1.286 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (82% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 310.26 | 170.72 | +82% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 261.83 | 103.18 | +154% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 144.84 | 56.66 | +156% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 74.07 | 25.88 | +186% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 41 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 34.58 | 12.74 | +171% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 22.125 | 5.925 | +273% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.064 | 1.286 | +605% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 4.264 | 0.793 | +438% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.68 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 17.47 | 3.23 | +441% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.33 | 0.32 | +316% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 is faster on 8 of 8; NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 1.8 min | 5.1 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.83x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 2.5 min | 9.5 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 3.80x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 3 min | 12.8 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 4.29x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 3.7 min | 16 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 4.36x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.9 min | 17.6 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.56x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 8 min | 27.9 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 3.49x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 11.1 min | 53.7 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 4.83x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 23.8 min | 2 h 6 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 5.29x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 32GB |
| Architecture | Hopper | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 3350 GB/s | 576 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,980 MHz | 2,550 MHz |
| TDP | 700 W | 250 W |
| Launch MSRP | $30,000 | $4,000 |
| Release | 2022-09-20 | 2023-08-09 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 or NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 282.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 has 80GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32GB VRAM and a 250W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by roughly 605% (9.064 vs 1.286 images/min) in our testing.
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