NVIDIA T4 vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Titan RTX wins 5 of 10 benchmarks, averaging 180.2% faster.
NVIDIA Titan RTX'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 Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA Titan RTX leads by 207% (35.01 vs 107.39 tok/s); the closest fight is Qwen3-4B (134% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Titan RTX runs 111 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 T4 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 67.71 | 158.13 | -57% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 35.01 | 107.39 | -67% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 19.76 | 59.75 | -67% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 28.36 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.36 | 6.56 | -64% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA T4 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA Titan RTX on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA T4 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 50.7 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA Titan RTX 3.03x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA T4 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,590 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 70 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,299 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2018-09-13 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA T4 or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA Titan RTX performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 10 benchmarks in our suite with an average 180.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA T4 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA T4 has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP, while NVIDIA Titan RTX has 24GB VRAM and a 280W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA T4 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Titan RTX fits 40 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA T4. 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 T4 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA Titan RTX leads by roughly 207% (35.01 vs 107.39 tok/s) in our testing.
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