Quadro NVS 120M vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Place in the ranking	19	1440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.71	no data
Power efficiency	13.79	0.82
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GA102	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	1 June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	10240	7
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	1.800
Floating-point processing power	34.1 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	112	2
TMUs	320	4
Tensor Cores	320	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	80	no data

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	MXM-III
Length	285 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	GDDR6X	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	11.2 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.6	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
CUDA	8.6	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3080 Ti 70.33
+58508%

NVS 120M 0.12

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 3080 Ti 27095
+58802%

NVS 120M 46

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 HD	217	-0−1
1440p	142	-0−1
4K	98	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.53	no data
1440p	8.44	no data
4K	12.23	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

219
+10850%

2−3

−10850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +4733%	3−4 −4733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130	0−1
Battlefield 5	220−230	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	184 +9100%	2−3 −9100%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	230−240	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +3100%	8−9 −3100%
Metro Exodus	150−160	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +7325%	4−5 −7325%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +446%	27−30 −446%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +4733%	3−4 −4733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130	0−1
Battlefield 5	220−230	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +7900%	2−3 −7900%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	230−240	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +3100%	8−9 −3100%
Metro Exodus	150−160	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	407 +10075%	4−5 −10075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +1578%	9−10 −1578%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +446%	27−30 −446%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +4733%	3−4 −4733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	146 +7200%	2−3 −7200%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	230−240	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	310 +3775%	8−9 −3775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	359 +8875%	4−5 −8875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +1911%	9−10 −1911%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 +246%	27−30 −246%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	99	0−1
Far Cry 5	80−85	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	270−280	0−1
Hitman 3	100−110 +1617%	6−7 −1617%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240 +11900%	2−3 −11900%
Metro Exodus	141	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	269	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+5650%

2−3

−5650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	0−1
Hitman 3	60−65	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230	0−1
Metro Exodus	110−120	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +5700%	1−2 −5700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	50	0−1
Far Cry 5	50−55	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	161	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	59	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+3700%

2−3

−3700%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 11900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3080 Ti surpassed NVS 120M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	70.33	0.12
Recency	31 May 2021	1 June 2006
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	10 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti has a 58508.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 120M, on the other hand, has 3400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 120M 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.