GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 8000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 8000 with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 8000
2018
48 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
50.44
+11.8%

RTX 8000 outperforms RTX 4070 Mobile by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.44no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameTU102GN21-X6
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 August 2018 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 no data
Current price$3230 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores46084608
Core clock speed1395 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate509.8244.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 8000 and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 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 amount48 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 HD140−150
+10.2%
127
−10.2%
1440p80−85
+6.7%
75
−6.7%
4K50−55
+4.2%
48
−4.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+5.3%
133
−5.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+10.4%
75−80
−10.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+9%
75−80
−9%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+11.1%
140−150
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+3.4%
116
−3.4%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+6.4%
90−95
−6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+9.1%
110−120
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+10.4%
160−170
−10.4%
Hitman 3 100−105
+8.7%
90−95
−8.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
+8.7%
276
−8.7%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+6.6%
120−130
−6.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+6.8%
100−110
−6.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−310
+1.7%
295
−1.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+3.8%
100−110
−3.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+10.4%
75−80
−10.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+9%
75−80
−9%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+11.1%
140−150
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
+2%
98
−2%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+6.4%
90−95
−6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+9.1%
110−120
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+10.4%
160−170
−10.4%
Hitman 3 100−105
+8.7%
90−95
−8.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+8.1%
180−190
−8.1%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+10.3%
68
−10.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+6.8%
100−110
−6.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 260−270
+11.6%
233
−11.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 250−260
+9.2%
229
−9.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+3.8%
100−110
−3.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+10.4%
75−80
−10.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
+8.9%
101
−8.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+9.2%
87
−9.2%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+6.4%
90−95
−6.4%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+10.4%
160−170
−10.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+9.3%
183
−9.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+8.4%
203
−8.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+3.4%
116
−3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+6.7%
89
−6.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+6.8%
100−110
−6.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+6.7%
85−90
−6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+3.8%
100−110
−3.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+6.7%
75
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+7.1%
70−75
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+11.1%
54
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+6.2%
113
−6.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+4.2%
95−100
−4.2%
Hitman 3 65−70
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+4.9%
143
−4.9%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+4.8%
105
−4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+4.5%
134
−4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+8%
88
−8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+9.4%
64
−9.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+9%
75−80
−9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+8.7%
45−50
−8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Hitman 3 40−45
+8.1%
35−40
−8.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+10.2%
55−60
−10.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+3.8%
53
−3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+7.1%
70
−7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+9.4%
30−35
−9.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+7.1%
42
−7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+9.4%
60−65
−9.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+10.2%
55−60
−10.2%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2%
45−50
−2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+9.8%
40−45
−9.8%

This is how RTX 8000 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 8000 is 10% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 8000 is 7% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 8000 is 4% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.44 45.10
Recency 13 August 2018 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 115 Watt

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.


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