NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 343.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by 659% (2.06 vs 15.64 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (187% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition runs 12 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 110.18 | 315.72 | -65% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 66.59 | 233.8 | -72% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 36.34 | 135.07 | -73% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 63.9 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 32.08 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 6.56 | 26.32 | -75% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 6.75 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 3.021 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 2.62 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 2.06 | 15.64 | -87% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.18 | 0.88 | -80% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 27.5 min | 7.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 3.72x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,175 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 130 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,250 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2023-08-09 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 343.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) has 20GB VRAM and a 130W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition fits 5 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX 4000 (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 4000 (Ada Generation) and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition leads by roughly 659% (2.06 vs 15.64 frames/s) in our testing.
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