GPU Benchmarks NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe) vs. NVIDIA RTX 4090 vs. NVIDIA RTX 4080

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We benchmark NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe) vs NVIDIA RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX 4080 GPUs and compare AI performance (deep learning training; FP16, FP32, PyTorch, TensorFlow), 3d rendering, Cryo-EM performance in the most popular apps (Octane, VRay, Redshift, Blender, Luxmark, Unreal Engine, Relion Cryo-EM).

Our benchmarks will help you decide which GPU (NVIDIA RTX 4090/4080, H100 Hopper, H200, A100, RTX 6000 Ada, A6000, A5000, or RTX 6000 ADA Lovelace) is the best GPU for your needs. We provide an in-depth analysis of the AI performance of each graphic card's performance so you can make the most informed decision possible. We offer deep learning and 3d rendering benchmarks that will help you get the most out of your hardware.


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Featured GPU benchmarks:

Benchmarks

Deep Learning GPU Benchmarks 2024–2025 [Updated]

As of April 2025

Resnet50 (FP16)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
3042 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1720 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
11989 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
5934 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
30070 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Resnet50 (FP32)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
1350 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
927 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
5513 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1715 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
14725 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Resnet152 (FP16)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
1232 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
4858 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
12411 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Resnet152 (FP32)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
520 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
2124 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
5950 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Inception V3 (FP16)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
1835 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
7232 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
15827 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Inception V3 (FP32)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
854 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
3487 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
9837 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Inception V4 (FP16)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
848 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
3343 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
6819 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Inception V4 (FP32)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
380 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
1551 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
4496 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

VGG16 (FP16)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
1085 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
4276 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
15908 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

VGG16 (FP32)

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
776 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
3171 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
8 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
8762 points
NVIDIA RTX 4090
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

3D, GPU Rendering Benchmarks 2024–2025 [Updated]

As of April 2025

V-Ray

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
5556 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
4048 points
higher is better

Octane

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1445 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
986 points
higher is better

Redshift

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
1.16 minutes
NVIDIA RTX 4080
1.47 minutes
lower is better

Blender

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
5069.86 score
NVIDIA RTX 4090
12123.96 score
NVIDIA RTX 4080
9258.94 score
higher is better

Luxmark

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
158815 points
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Unreal Engine

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
92.1 FPS
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

RELION Cryo-EM Benchmarks 2024-2025 [Updated]

As of April 2025

Total run time

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
105.2 Min
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
4 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
53.2 Min
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
lower is better

Llama3 70B Inference Benchmark 2024–2025 [Updated]

As of April 2025

Eval rate

1 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
9.95 tokens/s
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
2 GPU
NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)
n/a
NVIDIA RTX 4090
19.99 tokens/s
NVIDIA RTX 4080
n/a
higher is better

Technical Specifications

Board Design

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
Length11 in / 268 mm13 in / 336 mm13 in / 336 mm
OutputsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin1x 16-pin
Slot widthDual-slotTriple-slotDual-slot
TDP700 W450 W320 W

Clock Speeds

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
Boost Clock1837 MHz2520 MHz2505 MHz
GPU Clock1665 MHz2235 MHz2205 MHz
Memory Clock5300 MHz21200 MHz23000 MHz

Graphics Card

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
GenerationServer Hopper (Hxx)GeForce 40GeForce 40

Graphics Features

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
OpenCL333
CUDA98.98.9
DirectX-12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL-4.64.6
Shader Model-6.76.7

Graphics Processor

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
ArchitectureHopperAda LovelaceAda Lovelace
Die Size814 mm2608 mm2379 mm2
GPU NameGH100AD102-300-A1AD103-300-A1
Process Size5 nm5 nm5 nm
Transistors80000 million76300 million45900 million

Memory

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
Bandwidth3360 GB/s1018 GB/s735.7 GB/s
Memory Bus5120 bit384 bit256 bit
Memory Size96 GB24 GB16 GB
Memory TypeHBM3GDDR6XGDDR6X

Render Config

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
ROPs2419296
Shading Units/ CUDA Cores16896163849728
TMUs528512304
Tensor Cores528512304
RT Cores-12876

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
FP16 (half) performance248.3 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
FP32 (float) performance62.08 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance31040 GFLOPS1290 GFLOPS761.5 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate44.09 GPixel/s483.8 GPixel/s240.5 GPixel/s
Texture Rate969.9 GTexel/s1290 GTexel/s761.5 GTexel/s

Price

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
Release DateMar 21st, 2023Oct 12th, 2022Nov 16th, 2022
MSRP-$1,599.00$1,199.00

Test bench configuration

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
HardwareBIZON X5000 More detailsBIZON X5500 More detailsBIZON X5500 More details
Software3D Rendering:
VRay Benchmark: 5
Octane Benchmark: 2020.1.5
Redshift Benchmark: 3.0.28 Demo
Blender: 2.90
Luxmark: 3.1
3D Rendering:
Nvidia Driver:
VRay Benchmark:
Octane Benchmark:
Redshift Benchmark:
Blender:
Luxmark:
3D Rendering:
Nvidia Driver:
VRay Benchmark:
Octane Benchmark:
Redshift Benchmark:
Blender:
Luxmark:

Recommended hardware

NVIDIA H100 NVL (PCIe)NVIDIA RTX 4090NVIDIA RTX 4080
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