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NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D: Comparison

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D separate most on tdp: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 at 260 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 600 W, 131% in favour of NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000. Slot Width splits them by another 75%, again favouring NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000. They match on gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support.

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesQuadro RTXGeForce RTX 50
Board PartnerPNY / NVIDIA ReferenceNVIDIA Reference (China-market AIB partners: ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Colorful, Galax)
VRAM48 GB32 GB-33%
TierFlagshipFlagship
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Boost Clock1770 MHz-12%2017 MHz
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP260 W600 W-131%
ArchitectureTuringBlackwell
Card Length267 mm304 mm-14%
Slot Width23.5-75%
Memory Bus Width384 bit-25%512 bit
Power Connector1x 8-pin1x 12V-2x6
PCIe InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Display Outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x VirtualLink3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b

Verdict

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000

6 / 10 Expert Rating

Legacy flagship whose sole remaining selling point is VRAM capacity; a used bargain for memory-bound pro work, a poor choice for anything compute-bound.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

8.9 / 10 Expert Rating

A very fast card held back only by a few percent of artificially capped performance; still the fastest GeForce card available in its home market.

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