NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation wins 9 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 33.8% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Qwen2.5-Coder 14B, where NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation leads by 44% (87.51 vs 60.62 tok/s); the closest fight is Z-Image Turbo (15% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation runs 9 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 8, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 241.33 | 179.58 | +34% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 157.89 | 112.36 | +41% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 87.51 | 60.62 | +44% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 39.87 | 27.8 | +43% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 18.4 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 10.7 | 8.56 | +25% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 5.1 | 4.425 | +15% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 2.229 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.029 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation is faster on 2 of 2; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 5.5 min | 6.4 min | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 1.17x faster |
| Full codebase review | 11.4 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 1.44x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,799 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2022-12-03 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 9 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 33.8% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell. 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 6000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- Qwen2.5-Coder 14B: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation leads by roughly 44% (87.51 vs 60.62 tok/s) in our testing.
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