GPU comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5080 (16GB) vs NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB) for local LLMs
How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 64 tracked models each one can run.
| NVIDIA RTX 5080 (16GB) | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 16.0 GB | 48.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $1,399 | $6,800 |
| LLMs it runs | 45 of 64 | 52 of 64 |
| Best model it runs | Qwen3.8 27B · 54–82 tok/s | Qwen3.8 27B · 23–34 tok/s |
The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB) runs 7 more of the tracked models (52 vs 45), thanks to its 48.0 GB of memory.