GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000

Aggregate performance score

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

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.75
+1.2%

RTX 4000 outperforms RTX 2080 Super Mobile by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking107112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.21no data
Power efficiency17.2018.12
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

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 cores23043072
Core clock speed1005 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5299.5
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS9.585 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.140
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 HD130−140
−6.2%
138
+6.2%
1440p95−100
+0%
95
+0%
4K60−65
−3.3%
62
+3.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.92no data
1440p9.46no data
4K14.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+0%
98
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 109
+0%
109
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 157
+0%
157
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 99
+0%
99
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 278
+0%
278
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 107
+0%
107
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+0%
57
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 274
+0%
274
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+0%
86
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+0%
38
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+0%
78
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+0%
49
+0%

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

  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 6% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.75 39.26
Recency 13 November 2018 2 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 150 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 4000 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile.

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


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