NVIDIA H100 PCIe vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA H100 PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition split our benchmark suite evenly.
NVIDIA H100 PCIe's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Wan 2.2 5B (720p), where NVIDIA H100 PCIe leads by 31% (1.15 vs 0.88 frames/s); the closest fight is LTX-Video (distilled) (4% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA H100 PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 245.86 | 315.72 | -22% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 194.29 | 233.8 | -17% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 103.65 | 135.07 | -23% |
| Qwen3-32B tok/s | 54.34 | 63.9 | -15% |
| Llama-3.3-70B tok/s | 28.44 | 32.08 | -11% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 29.86 | 26.32 | +13% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 3.686 | 3.021 | +22% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 7.821 | 6.75 | +16% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.18 | 2.62 | +21% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 19.125 | 14.775 | +29% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 15.09 | 15.64 | -4% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.15 | 0.88 | +31% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H100 PCIe is faster on 7 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition on 2.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H100 PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 1.8 min | 2.3 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.29x faster | $0.059 vs $0.050 |
| 60-second AI short film | 2.5 min | 2.7 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.07x faster | $0.082 vs $0.057 |
| 6-panel comic page | 2.7 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.32x faster | $0.090 vs $0.077 |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 3.4 min | 4.6 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.37x faster | $0.112 vs $0.100 |
| Short social clips | 7.9 min | 10.8 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.38x faster | $0.261 vs $0.234 |
| Full codebase review | 9.7 min | 7.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.31x faster | $0.322 vs $0.160 |
| Product photo shoot | 12.2 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.24x faster | $0.404 vs $0.328 |
| Long-form article batch | 16.6 min | 14.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 1.14x faster | $0.550 vs $0.314 |
| Photo restoration batch | 27.1 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA H100 PCIe 1.23x faster | $0.900 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 H100 PCIe | $1.990 |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | $1.296 |
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition is 1.54x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H100 PCIe | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 96GB |
| Transistors | 80,000M | 92,200M |
| Die size | 814 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 98.3 M/mm² | 122.9 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Hopper | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 2000 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,755 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 350 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $25,000 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2022-03-22 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H100 PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 350W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA H100 PCIe and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- Wan 2.2 5B (720p): NVIDIA H100 PCIe leads by roughly 27% (1.15 vs 0.88 frames/s) in our testing.
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