NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe vs NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe wins 8 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 35.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Z-Image Turbo, where NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by 82% (9.3 vs 5.1 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen2.5-Coder 14B (1% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 198.27 | 241.33 | -18% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.75 | 157.89 | +2% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.36 | 87.51 | +1% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 43.77 | 39.87 | +10% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 22.89 | 18.4 | +24% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.8 | 10.7 | +57% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.3 | 5.1 | +82% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 3.964 | 2.229 | +78% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.843 | 1.029 | +79% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is faster on 7 of 7; NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 5.5 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.50x faster | $0.072 vs $0.067 |
| 6-panel comic page | 5.9 min | 9.3 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.57x faster | $0.118 vs $0.115 |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.7 min | 12.6 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.64x faster | $0.152 vs $0.155 |
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 11.4 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.01x faster | $0.224 vs $0.141 |
| 20 long-form articles | 20.4 min | 25.4 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.24x faster | $0.404 vs $0.313 |
| 40-product photo shoot | 24.8 min | 43 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.74x faster | $0.491 vs $0.530 |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 54.7 min | 1 h 37 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.78x faster | $1.085 vs $1.202 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation finishes 4 of 7 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | $1.190 |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | $0.740 |
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 1.61x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 1935 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,505 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $15,000 | $6,799 |
| Release | 2021-06-28 | 2022-12-03 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe or NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 35.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by roughly 82% (9.3 vs 5.1 images/min) in our testing.
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