NVIDIA A10G vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell wins 8 of 10 benchmarks, averaging 78.8% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell leads by 105% (6.38 vs 13.1 images/min); the closest fight is Llama-3.1-8B (69% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell runs 137 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 9, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A10G | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 129.87 | 221.92 | -41% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 86.62 | 146.19 | -41% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 47.07 | 80.09 | -41% |
| Qwen3-32B tok/s | 22.04 | 37.61 | -41% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 6.38 | 13.1 | -51% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 3.45 | 6.45 | -47% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 1.414 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0.879 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A10G is faster on 0 of 2; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell on 2.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A10G | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 9 min | 6.2 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 1.45x faster |
| Full codebase review | 21.3 min | 12.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 1.71x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A10G | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 32GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 600 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 2,407 MHz |
| TDP | 150 W | 200 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,800 | $2,600 |
| Release | 2021-11-01 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A10G or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 10 benchmarks in our suite with an average 78.8% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A10G and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA A10G has 24GB VRAM and a 150W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has 32GB VRAM and a 200W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA A10G and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell fits 21 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA A10G. 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 A10G and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell leads by roughly 105% (6.38 vs 13.1 images/min) in our testing.
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