NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 63.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell leads by 197% (1.414 vs 4.2 images/min); the closest fight is LTX-Video (distilled) (28% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell runs 12 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 9, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 221.92 | 298.78 | -26% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 146.19 | 208.3 | -30% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 80.09 | 114.63 | -30% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 37.61 | 54.27 | -31% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 26.29 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 13.1 | 17.46 | -25% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 6.45 | 9.075 | -29% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 1.414 | 4.2 | -66% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0.879 | 1.8 | -51% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0.8 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 3.58 | 4.58 | -22% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is faster on 0 of 7; NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell on 7.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 6.2 min | 3.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.84x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 10.6 min | 6.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.58x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 11.6 min | 5.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 2.07x faster |
| Full codebase review | 12.5 min | 8.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.43x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 14.6 min | 7.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.93x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 50.1 min | 25.1 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 2.00x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 1 h 54 min | 55.9 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 2.04x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 32GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 896 GB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,407 MHz | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,600 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 63.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell has 32GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 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 PRO 4500 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell leads by roughly 197% (1.414 vs 4.2 images/min) in our testing.
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