Quadro RTX 8000 vs Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile with Quadro RTX 8000, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
34.15

RTX 8000 outperforms RTX 4000 Mobile by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.90
Power efficiency21.2813.19
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25604608
Core clock speed1110 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6509.8
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160288
Tensor Cores320576
Ray Tracing Cores4072

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

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 HD111
−44.1%
160−170
+44.1%
1440p63
−42.9%
90−95
+42.9%
4K48
−45.8%
70−75
+45.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data62.49
1440pno data111.10
4Kno data142.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 87
−37.9%
120−130
+37.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−42.9%
150−160
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−43.9%
95−100
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−38.9%
100−105
+38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 125
−44%
180−190
+44%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−45.3%
250−260
+45.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
−39.7%
95−100
+39.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−41.8%
200−210
+41.8%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−38.9%
150−160
+38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−37.5%
110−120
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
−44.4%
260−270
+44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−44.1%
170−180
+44.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−42.9%
150−160
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−43.9%
95−100
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−38.9%
100−105
+38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−45.3%
250−260
+45.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
−39.7%
95−100
+39.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−41.8%
200−210
+41.8%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−38.9%
150−160
+38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−37.5%
110−120
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−40.4%
160−170
+40.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−39.7%
95−100
+39.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−44.1%
170−180
+44.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 54
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−43.9%
95−100
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−38.9%
100−105
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−45.3%
250−260
+45.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
−39.7%
95−100
+39.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
−40.5%
170−180
+40.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−40.4%
160−170
+40.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−44.1%
170−180
+44.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−37.5%
110−120
+37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−39.3%
85−90
+39.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 60
−41.7%
85−90
+41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−45.2%
270−280
+45.2%
Hitman 3 40−45
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
−46.1%
130−140
+46.1%
Metro Exodus 77
−42.9%
110−120
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−36.4%
60−65
+36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−41.2%
240−250
+41.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−44.7%
230−240
+44.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−41%
55−60
+41%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−36.4%
60−65
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%

This is how RTX 4000 Mobile and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 8000 is 44% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 8000 is 43% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 8000 is 46% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.15 50.03
Recency 27 May 2019 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 260 Watt

RTX 4000 Mobile has an age advantage of 9 months, and 136.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 46.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.


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