RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell vs RTX 2000 Ada Generation
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 2000 Ada Generation and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms RTX 2000 Ada Generation by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 116 | 74 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 36.89 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 44.96 | 53.72 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | AD107 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 February 2024 (2 years ago) | 11 August 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2816 | 4352 |
| Core clock speed | 1620 MHz | 982 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2130 MHz | 1957 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 18,900 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 187.4 | 266.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12 TFLOPS | 17.03 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 88 | 136 |
| Tensor Cores | 88 | 136 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 22 | 34 |
| L1 Cache | 2.8 MB | 4.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | 167 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 40.66 | 48.63 |
| Recency | 12 February 2024 | 11 August 2025 |
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 2000 Ada Generation in performance tests.
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