RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Quadro RTX 5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5000
2018
16 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
39.31

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RTX 5000 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.755.86
Power efficiency12.1010.15
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU104GB202
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,299 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5000 has 152% better value for money than RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores307224064
Core clock speed1620 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1815 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate348.51,968
Floating-point processing power11.15 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs64192
TMUs192752
Tensor Cores384752
Ray Tracing Cores48188

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 GB96 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA7.512.0
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

RTX 5000 39.31
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 85.99
+119%

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.

RTX 5000 15691
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 34320
+119%

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 39.31 85.99
Recency 13 August 2018 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 600 Watt

RTX 5000 has 160.9% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 118.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 5000 in performance tests.

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