NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 118.5% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Qwen-Image-Edit, where NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by 360% (3.68 vs 0.8 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (4% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell runs 156 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 H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 310.26 | 298.78 | +4% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 261.83 | 208.3 | +26% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 144.84 | 114.63 | +26% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 74.07 | 54.27 | +36% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 41 | 26.29 | +56% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 34.58 | 17.46 | +98% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 22.125 | 9.075 | +144% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.064 | 4.2 | +116% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 4.264 | 1.8 | +137% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.68 | 0.8 | +360% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 17.47 | 4.58 | +281% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.33 | 0.56 | +138% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 is faster on 9 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 1.8 min | 3.4 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 1.85x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 2.5 min | 6.7 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.71x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 3 min | 5.6 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 1.89x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 3.7 min | 7.6 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.06x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.9 min | 8.7 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 1.26x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 8 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.07x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 11.1 min | 25.1 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.25x faster |
| 20 long-form articles | 11.4 min | 17.8 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 1.56x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 23.8 min | 55.9 min | NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 2.35x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Hopper | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 3350 GB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,980 MHz | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 700 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $30,000 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2022-09-20 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 118.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 has 80GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3. 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 H100 80GB HBM3 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- Qwen-Image-Edit: NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3 leads by roughly 288% (3.68 vs 0.8 images/min) in our testing.
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