GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Quadro P5000

Place in performance ranking	161	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.98	18.97
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years ago)	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$799
Current price	$1270 (0.5x MSRP)	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 90% better value for money than Quadro P5000.

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 cores	2048	8960
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	1260 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	277.3	478.8
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	285 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 12-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	912.4 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 DVI, 4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro P5000 32.01

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.03
+116%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms Quadro P5000 by 116% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro P5000 12389

RTX 3080 12 GB 26717
+116%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms Quadro P5000 by 116% in Passmark.

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	95 −93.7%	184 +93.7%
1440p	55−60 −124%	123 +124%
4K	41 −102%	83 +102%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

−150%

130−140
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −75%	100−110 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −116%	120−130 +116%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −61.2%	150−160 +61.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −100%	170−180 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −150%	130−140 +150%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −106%	171 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −67.9%	136 +67.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −89.2%	190−200 +89.2%
Hitman 3	100−105 −106%	200−210 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −190%	200 +190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −121%	110−120 +121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −182%	209 +182%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −93.4%	118 +93.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −75%	100−110 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −116%	120−130 +116%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −61.2%	150−160 +61.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −100%	170−180 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −150%	130−140 +150%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −95.2%	162 +95.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −61.7%	131 +61.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −89.2%	190−200 +89.2%
Hitman 3	100−105 −106%	200−210 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −139%	165 +139%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −167%	147 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −121%	110−120 +121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −173%	202 +173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 −228%	321 +228%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −77%	108 +77%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −75%	100−110 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −116%	120−130 +116%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −61.2%	150−160 +61.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −150%	130−140 +150%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −81.9%	151 +81.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −45.7%	118 +45.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −89.2%	190−200 +89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −211%	165 +211%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −55.7%	95 +55.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −145%	120−130 +145%
Hitman 3	55−60 −168%	150−160 +168%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −207%	132 +207%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −188%	98 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −164%	65−70 +164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −227%	147 +227%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −120%	75−80 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −153%	85−90 +153%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −85.7%	130−140 +85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −217%	70−75 +217%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −158%	147 +158%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −90.2%	116 +90.2%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −140%	160−170 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −202%	120−130 +202%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −211%	84 +211%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −185%	75−80 +185%
Hitman 3	30−35 −181%	85−90 +181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −73.9%	40 +73.9%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −210%	65 +210%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −153%	40−45 +153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −246%	83 +246%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −267%	132 +267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −184%	50−55 +184%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −131%	90−95 +131%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −252%	102 +252%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −206%	98 +206%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −158%	110−120 +158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −244%	55 +244%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is 93.7% faster than Quadro P5000 in 1080p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 124% faster than Quadro P5000 in 1440p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 102% faster than Quadro P5000 in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 12 GB is 278% faster than the Quadro P5000.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3080 12 GB surpassed Quadro P5000 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.01	69.03
Recency	1 October 2016	11 January 2022
Cost	$2499	$799
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt