NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins 8 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 61.1% 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 GeForce RTX 4090 leads by 90% (16.28 vs 8.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (45% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 260.54 | 179.58 | +45% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 171.29 | 112.36 | +52% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 95.12 | 60.62 | +57% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 44.28 | 27.8 | +59% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.28 | 8.56 | +90% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 7.425 | 4.425 | +68% |
| 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 | 4.7 | 3.1 | +52% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.43 | 0.26 | +65% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is faster on 4 of 4; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 5 min | 6.4 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 1.29x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 7.9 min | 10.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 1.29x faster |
| Full codebase review | 10.5 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 1.57x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 22.7 min | 34.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 1.51x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 450 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,599 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2022-10-12 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 61.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 leads by roughly 90% (16.28 vs 8.56 images/min) in our testing.
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