Quadro RTX 3000 X2 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 8100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
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 | 10752 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 945 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1860 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 625.0 | 165.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 40 TFLOPS | 5.299 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| TMUs | 336 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 313 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | no 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 16 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 336.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 160 Watt |
RTX 8100 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3000 X2 Mobile, on the other hand, has 118.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 8100 and Quadro RTX 3000 X2 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 8100 is a workstation card while Quadro RTX 3000 X2 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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