NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
VS
56.6Rasterization80.5
55.2Ray Tracing97.9
88.1Memoryspec-based95.9
69.5Efficiencyspec-based37.8
72Compute87.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation10 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition wins this graphics card face-off, 80.9 to 65.3, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+43) and rasterization (+24). NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
- 50% lower TDP: 300 W vs 600 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
- Stronger rasterization score: 81 vs 57
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 98 vs 55
- Stronger compute score: 87 vs 72
- 106% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 15,605 vs 7,591
- 100% higher VRAM: 96 GB vs 48 GB
General
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP | 300 W+50% | 600 W |
| Power connector | 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 18,176 | 24,064+32% |
| RT cores | 142 | 188+32% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 568 | 752+32% |
| Boost clock | — | 2,617 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 48 GB | 96 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 512 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+87% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 26,240Top 12% | 42,066+60%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,591Top 9% | 15,605+106%Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 28,590Top 15% | 37,590+31%Top 4% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
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