NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 52.2% faster.
NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by 75% (8.95 vs 15.64 frames/s); the closest fight is Wan 2.2 5B (720p) (33% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition runs 135 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 12, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 193.14 | 315.72 | -39% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 157.26 | 233.8 | -33% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 86.2 | 135.07 | -36% |
| Qwen3-32B tok/s | 43.8 | 63.9 | -31% |
| Llama-3.3-70B tok/s | 0 | 32.08 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 18.576 | 26.32 | -29% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.975 | 14.775 | -32% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 4.264 | 6.75 | -37% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.993 | 3.021 | -34% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 2.62 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 8.95 | 15.64 | -43% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.66 | 0.88 | -25% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 is faster on 0 of 8; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition on 8.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3 min | 2.3 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.33x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 4 min | 2.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.49x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 4.8 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.34x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 6.3 min | 4.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.35x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.7 min | 7.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.58x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 13.7 min | 10.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.26x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 22.2 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.46x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 50.2 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.50x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 40GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1555 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 400 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $12,000 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2020-05-14 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 52.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 has 40GB VRAM and a 400W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition fits 15 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4. 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 NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by roughly 75% (8.95 vs 15.64 frames/s) in our testing.
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