NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition wins 15 of 16 benchmarks, averaging 16.2% faster.
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition'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 FLUX.1 Kontext dev, where NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by 29% (2.4 vs 3.086 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 30B A3B (1% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition runs 161 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 19, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 330.88 | 362.81 | -9% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 231.46 | 258.37 | -10% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 221.35 | 225.95 | -2% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 135.12 | 137.73 | -2% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 125.82 | 147.74 | -15% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 129.38 | 139.01 | -7% |
| gpt-oss-20b tok/s | 358.99 | 375.09 | -4% |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 311.38 | 308.74 | +1% |
| Qwen3-32B tok/s | 59.97 | 70.13 | -14% |
| Llama-3.3-70B tok/s | 29.38 | 34.87 | -16% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 21.8 | 27.94 | -22% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 2.4 | 3.086 | -22% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 5.4 | 6.921 | -22% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 2.06 | 2.64 | -22% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 12.15 | 15.6 | -22% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 12.76 | 16.36 | -22% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition is faster on 4 of 8; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition on 4.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 2.4 min | 3.6 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 1.52x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 2.9 min | 4.5 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 1.58x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 3.8 min | 5.1 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 1.32x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 5.2 min | 6.1 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 1.18x faster |
| Full codebase review | 8 min | 6.8 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.18x faster |
| Long-form article batch | 15.9 min | 13.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.19x faster |
| Product photo shoot | 18.5 min | 16.7 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.11x faster |
| Photo restoration batch | 41.7 min | 33.4 min | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.25x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 96GB | 96GB |
| Transistors | 92,200M | 92,200M |
| Die size | 750 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 122.9 M/mm² | 122.9 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 1792 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,617 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W | 600 W |
| Launch MSRP | $8,565 | $8,565 |
| Release | 2025-03-18 | 2025-03-18 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition or NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 15 of 16 benchmarks in our suite with an average 16.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition has 96GB 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 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 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 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition?
- FLUX.1 Kontext dev: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition leads by roughly 29% (2.4 vs 3.086 images/min) in our testing.
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