NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 16GB vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 48GB
The RTX 5880 Ada delivers 11.5x the FP8 throughput of the RTX 2000 Ada (554 vs 48 TFLOPS dense). The RTX 5880 Ada also carries 32 GB more memory (48 GB vs 16 GB).
NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 16GB
Full specs →NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada 48GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
Both GPUs launched in 2024: the RTX 2000 Ada on Ada Lovelace and the RTX 5880 Ada on Ada Lovelace.
Dense throughput for the RTX 2000 Ada against the RTX 5880 Ada: FP32 12 vs 69 TFLOPS, FP8 48 vs 554 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 16 GB against 48 GB, fed at 224 GB/s versus 960 GB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 70 W for the RTX 2000 Ada and 285 W for the RTX 5880 Ada. At FP32 that works out to 0.17 against 0.24 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 2000 Ada faster than the RTX 5880 Ada?
At FP8 precision the RTX 5880 Ada reaches 554 TFLOPS dense against 48 TFLOPS for the RTX 2000 Ada. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the RTX 2000 Ada or the RTX 5880 Ada?
The RTX 5880 Ada carries 48 GB of memory versus 16 GB for the RTX 2000 Ada. Memory bandwidth is 224 GB/s for the RTX 2000 Ada and 960 GB/s for the RTX 5880 Ada.
How much power do the RTX 2000 Ada and the RTX 5880 Ada draw?
The RTX 2000 Ada is rated at 70 W TDP and the RTX 5880 Ada at 285 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the RTX 5880 Ada is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the RTX 2000 Ada or the RTX 5880 Ada in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.24 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
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