NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition wins 5 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 44% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by 240% (2.036 vs 6.921 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen2.5-Coder 14B (1% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 375.6 | 362.81 | +4% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 268.14 | 258.37 | +4% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 149.75 | 147.74 | +1% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 71.15 | 70.13 | +1% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 34.87 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 21.08 | 27.94 | -25% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 10.725 | 15.6 | -31% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 2.036 | 6.921 | -71% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 2.64 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is faster on 1 of 2; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 6.7 min | 6.8 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 1.01x faster |
| 24-frame storyboard | 12.5 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 3.42x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell (GB202) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,407 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 575 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,999 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2025-01-30 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 44% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32GB VRAM and a 575W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by roughly 240% (2.036 vs 6.921 images/min) in our testing.
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