NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
43.9Rasterization80.5
41.8Ray Tracing97.9
85.3Memoryspec-based95.9
69.5Efficiencyspec-based37.8
60Compute87.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A600011 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 55.9, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+56) and rasterization (+37). NVIDIA RTX A6000 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 A6000
- 50% lower TDP: 300 W vs 600 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
- Stronger rasterization score: 81 vs 44
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 98 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 87 vs 60
- 207% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 15,605 vs 5,081
- 136% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 42,066 vs 17,801
General
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Process | — | 4 nm |
| TDP | 300 W+50% | 600 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin CPU | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752 | 24,064+124% |
| RT cores | 84 | 188+124% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336 | 752+124% |
| Boost clock | 1,800 MHz | 2,617 MHz+45% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | 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 | 768 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+133% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 17,801Top 27% | 42,066+136%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,081Top 30% | 15,605+207%Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 22,606Top 33% | 37,590+66%Top 4% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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