GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro P2000

Place in the ranking	300	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.67	43.62
Power efficiency	17.36	19.37
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP106	GB203
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$585	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5080 has 351% better value for money than Quadro P2000.

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 cores	1024	10752
Core clock speed	1076 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.72	879.3
Floating-point processing power	3.031 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	128
TMUs	64	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	201 mm	304 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	140.2 GB/s	960.0 GB/s

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.4
CUDA	6.1	10.1

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.

Quadro P2000 18.67

RTX 5080 100.00
+436%

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.

Quadro P2000 7268

RTX 5080 38933
+436%

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 HD	58 −233%	193 +233%
1440p	20 −670%	154 +670%
4K	17 −500%	102 +500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	10.09 −94.9%	5.18 +94.9%
1440p	29.25 −351%	6.49 +351%
4K	34.41 −251%	9.79 +251%

RTX 5080 has 95% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5080 has 351% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5080 has 251% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −555%	210−220 +555%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −426%	200−210 +426%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −95%	110−120 +95%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −555%	210−220 +555%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −426%	200−210 +426%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −406%	400−450 +406%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −550%	300−350 +550%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −288%	190−200 +288%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −255%	150−160 +255%
Valorant	75−80 −987%	800−850 +987%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −95%	110−120 +95%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −555%	210−220 +555%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −426%	200−210 +426%
Dota 2	34 −415%	170−180 +415%
Far Cry 5	72 −118%	157 +118%
Fortnite	100−110 −205%	300−350 +205%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −406%	400−450 +406%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −550%	300−350 +550%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −422%	350−400 +422%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −288%	190−200 +288%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	137 −56.9%	210−220 +56.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −255%	150−160 +255%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −195%	170−180 +195%
Valorant	75−80 −987%	800−850 +987%
World of Tanks	220−230 −24.6%	270−280 +24.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −95%	110−120 +95%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −573%	222 +573%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −426%	200−210 +426%
Dota 2	98 −410%	500−550 +410%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −233%	210−220 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −406%	400−450 +406%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −550%	300−350 +550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40 −438%	210−220 +438%
Valorant	75−80 −987%	800−850 +987%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 −463%	160−170 +463%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −433%	160−170 +433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −433%	900−950 +433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −447%	90−95 +447%
World of Tanks	120−130 −300%	500−550 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −129%	85−90 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −220%	160−170 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −421%	250−260 +421%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 −697%	230−240 +697%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −291%	160−170 +291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −400%	130−140 +400%
Valorant	45−50 −1092%	550−600 +1092%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1263%	109 +1263%
Dota 2	30−35 −484%	180−190 +484%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −431%	170−180 +431%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −879%	130−140 +879%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	39 −436%	200−210 +436%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −431%	170−180 +431%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −379%	90−95 +379%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −350%	36 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Dota 2	30−35 −431%	170−180 +431%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Fortnite	21−24 −336%	95−100 +336%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −400%	140−150 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −973%	160−170 +973%
Valorant	21−24 −1555%	350−400 +1555%

This is how Quadro P2000 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 233% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 670% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 500% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 1555% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 5080 surpassed Quadro P2000 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.67	100.00
Recency	6 February 2017	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	360 Watt

Quadro P2000 has 380% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 435.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.