GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins 8 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 143.4% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by 208% (2.78 vs 8.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (108% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell runs 8 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 86.38 | 179.58 | -52% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 52.4 | 112.36 | -53% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 60.62 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 27.8 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.78 | 8.56 | -68% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 4.425 | n/a |
| 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 | 0 | 3.1 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.26 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 272 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 115 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $299 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2023-05-24 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 4060 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 143.4% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- GeForce RTX 4060 has 8GB VRAM and a 115W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell fits 5 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 4060. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by roughly 208% (2.78 vs 8.56 images/min) in our testing.
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