NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 221.5% 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 Workstation Edition leads by 506% (2.7 vs 16.36 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (111% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition runs 144 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 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 171.68 | 362.81 | -53% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 119.86 | 258.37 | -54% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 64.89 | 147.74 | -56% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 30.49 | 70.13 | -57% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 34.87 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 7.46 | 27.94 | -73% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 4.05 | 15.6 | -74% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 6.921 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 3.086 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 2.64 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 2.7 | 16.36 | -83% |
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 3; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition on 3.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 7 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.91x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 11.8 min | 4.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 2.59x faster |
| Full codebase review | 15.4 min | 6.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 2.28x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX A5000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102 derivative) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 230 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,250 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2021-04-12 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX A5000 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 221.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX A5000 has 24GB VRAM and a 230W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition has 96GB VRAM and a 600W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition fits 2 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 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by roughly 506% (2.7 vs 16.36 frames/s) in our testing.
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