GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 357.2% 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 5000 Blackwell leads by 528% (2.78 vs 17.46 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (246% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell runs 12 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 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 86.38 | 298.78 | -71% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 52.4 | 208.3 | -75% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 114.63 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 54.27 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 26.29 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.78 | 17.46 | -84% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 9.075 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 4.2 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 1.8 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0.8 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 4.58 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.56 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 272 GB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 115 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $299 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2023-05-24 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 4060 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 357.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- GeForce RTX 4060 has 8GB VRAM and a 115W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell fits 9 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 5000 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell leads by roughly 528% (2.78 vs 17.46 images/min) in our testing.
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