NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins 5 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 37.8% faster.
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)'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 Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by 44% (5.94 vs 8.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen2.5-Coder 14B (30% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 125.23 | 179.58 | -30% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.21 | 112.36 | -25% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.54 | 60.62 | -23% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 27.8 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 5.94 | 8.56 | -31% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.5 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 1.30x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,300 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 37.8% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by roughly 44% (5.94 vs 8.56 images/min) in our testing.
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