GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce RTX 2080 Super, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.58

RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX 4000 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.4031.34
Power efficiency16.9613.94
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4000 has 26% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super.

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 cores23043072
Core clock speed1005 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5348.5
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144192
Tensor Cores288384
Ray Tracing Cores3648

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
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s495.9 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x 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 Readyno data+

API and SDK 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
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4000 39.58
RTX 2080 Super 50.83
+28.4%

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 4000 15212
RTX 2080 Super 19538
+28.4%

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 4000 85279
RTX 2080 Super 115519
+35.5%

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 4000 78638
RTX 2080 Super 111511
+41.8%

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 4000 94250
RTX 2080 Super 126056
+33.7%

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 HD110−120
−29.1%
142
+29.1%
1440p70−75
−37.1%
96
+37.1%
4K55−60
−32.7%
73
+32.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.17
−66%
4.92
+66%
1440p12.84
−76.4%
7.28
+76.4%
4K16.35
−70.7%
9.58
+70.7%
  • RTX 2080 Super has 66% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super has 76% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super has 71% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 111
+0%
111
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Fortnite 253
+0%
253
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 143
+0%
143
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 173
+0%
173
+0%
Valorant 301
+0%
301
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Dota 2 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 185
+0%
185
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 142
+0%
142
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 113
+0%
113
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 168
+0%
168
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 195
+0%
195
+0%
Valorant 283
+0%
283
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 86
+0%
86
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+0%
89
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+0%
133
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 159
+0%
159
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 217
+0%
217
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 180
+0%
180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 273
+0%
273
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Far Cry 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 127
+0%
127
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 40
+0%
40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%
Valorant 262
+0%
262
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+0%
31
+0%
Dota 2 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 64
+0%
64
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 29% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 37% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 33% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.58 50.83
Recency 13 November 2018 23 July 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 4000 has 56.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 28.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
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