NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 wins 10 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 65.6% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 leads by 202% (4.264 vs 1.414 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (11% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 197 | 221.92 | -11% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 162.57 | 146.19 | +11% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 89.45 | 80.09 | +12% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 45.53 | 37.61 | +21% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 24.4 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.36 | 13.1 | +25% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.975 | 6.45 | +55% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 4.264 | 1.414 | +202% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.993 | 0.879 | +127% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 1.64 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 8.95 | 3.58 | +150% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 is faster on 7 of 7; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 6.2 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 1.68x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 4.7 min | 10.6 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 2.28x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 6 min | 11.6 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 1.94x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.6 min | 14.6 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 1.93x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.2 min | 12.5 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 1.12x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 23.5 min | 50.1 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 2.13x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 50.8 min | 1 h 54 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 2.24x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 32GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 2039 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,407 MHz |
| TDP | 400 W | 200 W |
| Launch MSRP | $17,000 | $2,600 |
| Release | 2020-11-16 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 10 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 65.6% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 has 80GB VRAM and a 400W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has 32GB VRAM and a 200W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 leads by roughly 202% (4.264 vs 1.414 images/min) in our testing.
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