GeForce RTX 5070 vs Quadro RTX 8100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 23 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 20 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.00 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.13 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 4 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1860 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 625.0 | 482.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 40 TFLOPS | 30.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 112 | 80 |
| TMUs | 336 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 48 MB |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 313 mm | 245 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 16 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 250 Watt |
RTX 8100 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro RTX 8100 and GeForce RTX 5070. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 8100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.
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