GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro P600

Place in the ranking	503	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.54	44.78
Power efficiency	14.83	19.88
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP107	GB203
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5080 has 585% better value for money than Quadro P600.

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	384	10752
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.88	879.3
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	24	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 5.0 x16
Length	145 mm	304 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1252 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.13 GB/s	960.0 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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	6.1	10.1

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.

Quadro P600 8.29

RTX 5080 100.00
+1106%

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.

Quadro P600 3313

RTX 5080 40026
+1108%

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	36 −436%	193 +436%
1440p	12−14 −1183%	154 +1183%
4K	8−9 −1175%	102 +1175%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.94 +4.7%	5.18 −4.7%
1440p	14.83 −129%	6.49 +129%
4K	22.25 −127%	9.79 +127%

Quadro P600 and RTX 5080 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5080 has 129% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5080 has 127% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −1059%	190−200 +1059%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −318%	110−120 +318%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −1059%	190−200 +1059%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1043%	400−450 +1043%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −1014%	230−240 +1014%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −617%	160−170 +617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −578%	150−160 +578%
Valorant	30−35 −1547%	500−550 +1547%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −318%	110−120 +318%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −1059%	190−200 +1059%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
Dota 2	27 −544%	170−180 +544%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −341%	160−170 +341%
Fortnite	50−55 −504%	300−350 +504%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1043%	400−450 +1043%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −1014%	230−240 +1014%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −1029%	350−400 +1029%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −617%	160−170 +617%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95 −126%	210−220 +126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −578%	150−160 +578%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −569%	170−180 +569%
Valorant	30−35 −1547%	500−550 +1547%
World of Tanks	120−130 −118%	270−280 +118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −318%	110−120 +318%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −1059%	190−200 +1059%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
Dota 2	72 −1081%	850−900 +1081%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −341%	160−170 +341%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1043%	400−450 +1043%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −1014%	230−240 +1014%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −216%	210−220 +216%
Valorant	30−35 −1547%	500−550 +1547%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −1490%	150−160 +1490%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −1090%	500−550 +1090%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1229%	90−95 +1229%
World of Tanks	60−65 −732%	500−550 +732%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −444%	85−90 +444%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −1277%	170−180 +1277%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −867%	140−150 +867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Valorant	21−24 −1855%	400−450 +1855%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −423%	65−70 +423%
Dota 2	18−20 −874%	180−190 +874%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −1058%	220−230 +1058%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −2375%	95−100 +2375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −736%	200−210 +736%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1180%	60−65 +1180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1058%	220−230 +1058%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1200%	90−95 +1200%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −423%	65−70 +423%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Dota 2	18−20 −1058%	220−230 +1058%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −950%	100−110 +950%
Fortnite	9−10 −967%	95−100 +967%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −1833%	110−120 +1833%
Valorant	8−9 −3063%	250−260 +3063%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how Quadro P600 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 436% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 1183% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 1175% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 3063% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.29	100.00
Recency	7 February 2017	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	360 Watt

Quadro P600 has 800% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1106.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.