NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 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 57.6% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by 84% (8.51 vs 15.64 frames/s); the closest fight is Llama 3.3 70B (40% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 198.27 | 315.72 | -37% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.75 | 233.8 | -31% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.36 | 135.07 | -35% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 43.77 | 63.9 | -32% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 22.89 | 32.08 | -29% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.8 | 26.32 | -36% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.3 | 14.775 | -37% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 3.964 | 6.75 | -41% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.843 | 3.021 | -39% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 1.54 | 2.62 | -41% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 8.51 | 15.64 | -46% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.61 | 0.88 | -31% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is faster on 0 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition on 9.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 2.3 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.59x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 4.6 min | 2.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.71x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 5.9 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.66x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.7 min | 4.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.65x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 7.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.53x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 15.7 min | 10.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.45x faster |
| 20 long-form articles | 20.4 min | 14.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.40x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 24.8 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.63x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 54.7 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.64x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1935 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $15,000 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2021-06-28 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 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 57.6% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by roughly 84% (8.51 vs 15.64 frames/s) in our testing.
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