NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell wins 7 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 147.2% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by 161% (43.08 vs 112.36 tok/s); the closest fight is LTX-Video (distilled) (123% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell runs 8 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 5, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 70.88 | 179.58 | -61% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 43.08 | 112.36 | -62% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 23.35 | 60.62 | -61% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 27.8 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 3.58 | 8.56 | -58% |
| 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 |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 1.39 | 3.1 | -55% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.26 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 42.8 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 2.60x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,130 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 70 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $625 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2024-02-12 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 7 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 147.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation. 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 RTX 2000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell leads by roughly 161% (43.08 vs 112.36 tok/s) in our testing.
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