NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A4000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation wins 8 of 10 benchmarks, averaging 66.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by 143% (12.74 vs 5.24 images/min); the closest fight is Llama 3.1 8B (37% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation runs 10 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 170.72 | 116.23 | +47% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 103.18 | 75.52 | +37% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 56.66 | 41.13 | +38% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 25.88 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 12.74 | 5.24 | +143% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 1.286 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0.793 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.32 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 17.6 min | 24.3 min | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation 1.38x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz | 1,560 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $4,000 | $999 |
| Release | 2023-08-09 | 2021-04-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation or NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 10 benchmarks in our suite with an average 66.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4000 has 16GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A4000. 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 5000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation leads by roughly 143% (12.74 vs 5.24 images/min) in our testing.
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