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RTX 5080 and RTX 3090 Setup: 80 Tok/s on Qwen 3.6 27B Q8

80 tokens/second. That's what you get pairing RTX 5080 + RTX 3090 on Qwen 3.6 27B—real-world inference benchmarks leaders need to see.

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Why it matters

Real-world GPU inference performance data is critical for infrastructure planning. This hands-on benchmark demonstrates practical throughput achievable with consumer/prosumer hardware, informing cost-per-token calculations and deployment decisions for mid-size models.

The key facts

10 to know
  1. RTX 5080 + RTX 3090 GPU pairing

  2. 80 tokens/second throughput achieved

  3. Qwen 3.6 27B model

  4. Q8 quantization

  5. Inference benchmark (real hardware)

  6. Published June 2026

  7. 80 tokens/second throughput

  8. RTX 5080 + RTX 3090 dual-GPU setup

  9. Published June 13, 2026

  10. Low engagement (13 HN points, 0 comments) suggests niche but technical audience

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