NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 wins 6 of 7 benchmarks, averaging 87.1% 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 14B, where NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 leads by 100% (46.74 vs 23.35 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (73% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 runs 7 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 5, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 127.01 | 70.88 | +79% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.68 | 43.08 | +97% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.74 | 23.35 | +100% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 21.98 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 6.18 | 3.58 | +73% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0.171 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.4 min | 42.8 min | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 2.00x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 2,130 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 70 W |
| Launch MSRP | $9,999 | $625 |
| Release | 2018-08-27 | 2024-02-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 or NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 7 benchmarks in our suite with an average 87.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 has 48GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 fits 6 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation. 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 Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- Qwen2.5-Coder 14B: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 leads by roughly 100% (46.74 vs 23.35 tok/s) in our testing.
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