NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 95.4% 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 PRO 5000 Blackwell leads by 134% (7.46 vs 17.46 images/min); the closest fight is LTX-Video (distilled) (70% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell runs 12 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 A5000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 171.68 | 298.78 | -43% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 119.86 | 208.3 | -42% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 64.89 | 114.63 | -43% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 30.49 | 54.27 | -44% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 26.29 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 7.46 | 17.46 | -57% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 4.05 | 9.075 | -55% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 4.2 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 1.8 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0.8 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 2.7 | 4.58 | -41% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.24 | 0.56 | -57% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX A5000 is faster on 0 of 4; NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell on 4.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 7 min | 3.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 2.07x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 11.8 min | 6.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.74x faster |
| Full codebase review | 15.4 min | 8.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.77x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 37.2 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 2.25x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102 derivative) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 230 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,250 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2021-04-12 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX A5000 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 95.4% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX A5000 has 24GB VRAM and a 230W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A5000. 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 A5000 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell leads by roughly 134% (7.46 vs 17.46 images/min) in our testing.
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