Comparator
RTX 4090 24 GB vs RTX 5080 16 GB
Up to three cards or machines side by side, with the expected speed on the model of your choice. The best of each row is highlighted.
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| RTX 4090 24 GB | RTX 5080 16 GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Usable memory | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | ~165 TF | ~225 TF |
| Power | 450 W | 360 W |
| Indicative price | €2,000 | €1,200 |
| Complete machine | €2,900 | €2,100 |
| € per usable GB | €121 | €131 |
| Qwen3 32B (Q4_K_M) | ~28 tok/s | ~40 tok/s · 2 cards |
| € per tok/s on Qwen3 32B | €104 | €83 |
| Biggest model alone (Q4) | DeepSeek R1 Distill 32B | gpt-oss-20b |
For Qwen3 32B: the fastest is RTX 5080 16 GB (~40 tok/s), the best speed for the price is RTX 5080 16 GB.
Can I run it?
Pick a model and your hardware: instant verdict, and the cheapest alternatives if it doesn’t fit.
Yes, but it’s tight
47.4 GB needed48 GB available
Speed~18 tok/s
Occupancy99 %
Machine€2,400
Other options
| Mini-PC Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128 GB | ~3.3 tok/s | €2,300 |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark 128 GB | ~3.5 tok/s | €4,000 |
| Mac Studio M4 Max 128 GB | ~7.1 tok/s | €4,400 |
| 4 × RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | ~11 tok/s | €4,600 |
| 4 × Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | ~24 tok/s | €4,800 |