RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs RTX 4000 Ada Generation

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4000 Ada Generation and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation
2023
20 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
57.54

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms RTX 4000 Ada Generation by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4422
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency33.7217.25
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD104GB202
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date9 August 2023 (1 year ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores614414080
Core clock speed1500 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed2175 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate417.61,151
Floating-point processing power26.73 TFLOPS73.69 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs192440
Tensor Cores192440
Ray Tracing Cores48110

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 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length245 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 amount20 GB48 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s1.34 TB/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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.912.0
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 4000 Ada Generation 57.54
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 67.93
+18.1%

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 4000 Ada Generation 24114
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 28467
+18.1%

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 57.54 67.93
Recency 9 August 2023 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 48 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has 130.8% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 140% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 4000 Ada Generation in performance tests.

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