NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 21.4% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Qwen3 32B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by 52% (42.18 vs 27.8 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (2% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 227.54 | 179.58 | +27% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.02 | 112.36 | +43% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.25 | 60.62 | +46% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 42.18 | 27.8 | +52% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.42 | 8.56 | -2% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 4.35 | 4.425 | -2% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 3.2 | 3.1 | +3% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.27 | 0.26 | +4% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is faster on 4 of 4; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 6.3 min | 6.4 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.01x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 9.9 min | 10.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.04x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.46x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 33.1 min | 34.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 1.03x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 450 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,999 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2022-03-29 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 21.4% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti has 24GB VRAM and a 450W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Qwen3 32B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti leads by roughly 52% (42.18 vs 27.8 tok/s) in our testing.
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