NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation split our benchmark suite evenly.
NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation'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 NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by 83% (5.925 vs 3.24 images/min); the closest fight is Wan 2.2 5B (720p) (23% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation runs 17 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 10, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 170.72 | 242.09 | -29% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 103.18 | 157.15 | -34% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 56.66 | 86.43 | -34% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 25.88 | 40.79 | -37% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 13.5 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 12.74 | 9.96 | +28% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 1.286 | 0.89 | +44% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0.793 | 0.49 | +62% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 5.925 | 3.24 | +83% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0.17 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 3.23 | 2.49 | +30% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.32 | 0.26 | +23% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation is faster on 7 of 8; NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 5.1 min | 8 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.56x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 9.5 min | 11.7 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.23x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 12.8 min | 19.3 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.52x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 16 min | 25.6 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.60x faster |
| Full codebase review | 17.6 min | 11.6 min | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation 1.52x faster |
| Short social clips | 27.9 min | 34.8 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.25x faster |
| Product photo shoot | 53.7 min | 85.6 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.59x faster |
| Photo restoration batch | 2 h 6 min | 3 h 24 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.62x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32GB | 48GB |
| Transistors | 76,300M | 76,300M |
| Die size | 608.4 mm² | 608.4 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 125.4 M/mm² | 125.4 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz | 2,460 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 285 W |
| Launch MSRP | $4,000 | $6,500 |
| Release | 2023-08-09 | 2024-01-01 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48GB VRAM and a 285W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX 5000 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 RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by roughly 83% (5.925 vs 3.24 images/min) in our testing.
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