Quadro RTX 8000 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with Quadro RTX 8000, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Ti
2018
11 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
56.34
+12.7%

RTX 2080 Ti outperforms RTX 8000 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4460
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.321.87
Power efficiency15.7113.40
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU102TU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $9,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Ti has 1094% better value for money than RTX 8000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores43524608
Core clock speed1350 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate420.2509.8
Floating-point processing power13.45 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs8896
TMUs272288
Tensor Cores544576
Ray Tracing Cores6872

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount11 GB48 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth616.0 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2080 Ti 56.34
+12.7%
RTX 8000 49.97

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2080 Ti 21736
+12.8%
RTX 8000 19278

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 2080 Ti 136942
RTX 8000 147584
+7.8%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 2080 Ti 132930
+8.8%
RTX 8000 122130

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 2080 Ti 165093
+14.6%
RTX 8000 144049

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD165
+17.9%
140−150
−17.9%
1440p119
+19%
100−110
−19%
4K89
+18.7%
75−80
−18.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.0571.42
1440p8.3999.99
4K11.22133.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+13.6%
110−120
−13.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+18.9%
90−95
−18.9%
Battlefield 5 244
+16.2%
210−220
−16.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+18.9%
90−95
−18.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Far Cry 5 163
+16.4%
140−150
−16.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 197
+15.9%
170−180
−15.9%
Forza Horizon 4 346
+15.3%
300−310
−15.3%
Hitman 3 161
+15%
140−150
−15%
Horizon Zero Dawn 285
+14%
250−260
−14%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216
+13.7%
190−200
−13.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 266
+15.7%
230−240
−15.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 181
+13.1%
160−170
−13.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+13.8%
80−85
−13.8%
Battlefield 5 224
+17.9%
190−200
−17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+18.9%
90−95
−18.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Far Cry 5 132
+20%
110−120
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 152
+16.9%
130−140
−16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 321
+14.6%
280−290
−14.6%
Hitman 3 156
+20%
130−140
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 267
+16.1%
230−240
−16.1%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+13%
100−105
−13%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+18.4%
190−200
−18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Watch Dogs: Legion 255
+15.9%
220−230
−15.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 82
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+14.3%
70−75
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 103
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Far Cry 5 91
+13.8%
80−85
−13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+20%
140−150
−20%
Hitman 3 139
+15.8%
120−130
−15.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 202
+18.8%
170−180
−18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+18.4%
190−200
−18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 135
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
+20%
75−80
−20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 104
+15.6%
90−95
−15.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 166
+18.6%
140−150
−18.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 112
+17.9%
95−100
−17.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Far Cry 5 84
+20%
70−75
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 313
+15.9%
270−280
−15.9%
Hitman 3 100
+17.6%
85−90
−17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 162
+15.7%
140−150
−15.7%
Metro Exodus 98
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+14.6%
130−140
−14.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 251
+14.1%
220−230
−14.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 105
+16.7%
90−95
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 87
+16%
75−80
−16%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130
+18.2%
110−120
−18.2%
Metro Exodus 111
+16.8%
95−100
−16.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+25%
40−45
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+15%
40−45
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Far Cry 5 50
+25%
40−45
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+18.9%
90−95
−18.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+20%
70−75
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%

This is how RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Ti is 18% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 19% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 19% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 56.34 49.97
Recency 20 September 2018 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 48 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 260 Watt

RTX 2080 Ti has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 4% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 336.4% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 8000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.


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