NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA Titan RTX, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX A6000 wins 8 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 22.7% faster.
NVIDIA Titan RTX's numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX A6000 leads by 53% (10.02 vs 6.56 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 32B (13% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX A6000 runs 9 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 5, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 184.34 | 158.13 | +17% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 124.87 | 107.39 | +16% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 68.51 | 59.75 | +15% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 32.18 | 28.36 | +13% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 15.73 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 10.02 | 6.56 | +53% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 2.164 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.05 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX A6000 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA Titan RTX on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 14.6 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA RTX A6000 1.15x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 280 W |
| Launch MSRP | $4,650 | $2,499 |
| Release | 2020-10-05 | 2018-12-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX A6000 or NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA RTX A6000 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 22.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- NVIDIA RTX A6000 has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA Titan RTX has 24GB VRAM and a 280W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX A6000 fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA Titan RTX. 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 A6000 and NVIDIA Titan RTX?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX A6000 leads by roughly 53% (10.02 vs 6.56 images/min) in our testing.
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