NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins 7 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 4.2% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Qwen-Image-Edit, where NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by 93% (1.54 vs 0.8 images/min); the closest fight is FLUX.1 Kontext dev (2% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 198.27 | 298.78 | -34% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.75 | 208.3 | -22% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.36 | 114.63 | -23% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 43.77 | 54.27 | -19% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 22.89 | 26.29 | -13% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.8 | 17.46 | -4% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.3 | 9.075 | +2% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 3.964 | 4.2 | -6% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.843 | 1.8 | +2% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 1.54 | 0.8 | +93% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 8.51 | 4.58 | +86% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.61 | 0.56 | +9% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is faster on 4 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell on 5.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 3.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.08x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 4.6 min | 6.7 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.48x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 5.9 min | 5.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.05x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.7 min | 7.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.01x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 8.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.30x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 15.7 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.05x faster |
| 20 long-form articles | 20.4 min | 17.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.15x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 24.8 min | 25.1 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.01x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 54.7 min | 55.9 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.02x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1935 GB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $15,000 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2021-06-28 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 7 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 4.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- Qwen-Image-Edit: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by roughly 74% (1.54 vs 0.8 images/min) in our testing.
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