NVIDIA A100 80GB 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 51.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in 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 Llama 3.3 70B (31% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition runs 173 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 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 197 | 315.72 | -38% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 162.57 | 233.8 | -30% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 89.45 | 135.07 | -34% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 45.53 | 63.9 | -29% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 24.4 | 32.08 | -24% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.36 | 26.32 | -38% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.975 | 14.775 | -32% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.993 | 3.021 | -34% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 4.264 | 6.75 | -37% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 1.64 | 2.62 | -37% |
| 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 80GB SXM4 is faster on 0 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition on 9.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 2.3 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.60x faster | $0.085 vs $0.050 |
| 60-second AI short film | 4.7 min | 2.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.76x faster | $0.108 vs $0.057 |
| 6-panel comic page | 6 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.68x faster | $0.139 vs $0.077 |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.6 min | 4.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.63x faster | $0.175 vs $0.100 |
| Full codebase review | 11.2 min | 7.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.51x faster | $0.259 vs $0.160 |
| Short social clips | 15.1 min | 10.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.40x faster | $0.350 vs $0.234 |
| Long-form article batch | 19.1 min | 14.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.31x faster | $0.443 vs $0.314 |
| Product photo shoot | 23.5 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.55x faster | $0.543 vs $0.328 |
| Photo restoration batch | 50.8 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.52x faster | $1.177 vs $0.721 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition finishes 9 of 9 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | $1.390 |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | $1.296 |
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition is 1.07x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 96GB |
| Transistors | 54,200M | 92,200M |
| Die size | 826 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Process node | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 65.6 M/mm² | 122.9 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 2039 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 400 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $17,000 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2020-11-16 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB 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 51.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 has 80GB 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 80GB SXM4 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA A100 80GB 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 80GB 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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