NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 81.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by 257% (4.58 vs 16.36 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (21% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell runs 144 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 12, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 298.78 | 362.81 | -18% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 208.3 | 258.37 | -19% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 114.63 | 147.74 | -22% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 54.27 | 70.13 | -23% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 26.29 | 34.87 | -25% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 17.46 | 27.94 | -38% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.075 | 15.6 | -42% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 4.2 | 6.921 | -39% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.8 | 3.086 | -42% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0.8 | 2.64 | -70% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 4.58 | 16.36 | -72% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is faster on 1 of 8; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition on 7.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.4 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 1.08x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 5.6 min | 5.1 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.11x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 6.7 min | 4.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.49x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.6 min | 6.1 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.23x faster |
| Full codebase review | 8.7 min | 6.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.29x faster |
| 20 long-form articles | 17.8 min | 13.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.33x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 25.1 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.50x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 55.9 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.67x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48GB | 96GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1344 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,377 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $4,500 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2025-08-01 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 81.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W 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 PRO 5000 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition. 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 5000 Blackwell and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by roughly 257% (4.58 vs 16.36 frames/s) in our testing.
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