RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs RTX A5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 Mobile with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
40.38

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.81
Power efficiency19.198.48
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA104GB202
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date12 April 2021 (4 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores614424064
Core clock speed900 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate302.41,968
Floating-point processing power19.35 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs96192
TMUs192752
Tensor Cores192752
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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent4x 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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.612.0
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 A5000 Mobile 40.38
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 71.35
+76.7%

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 A5000 Mobile 16066
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 28386
+76.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD106
−69.8%
180−190
+69.8%
1440p68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
4K48
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data47.58
1440pno data71.38
4Kno data107.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
−61.3%
350−400
+61.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 170−180
−68.5%
300−310
+68.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
−61.3%
350−400
+61.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 170−180
−68.5%
300−310
+68.5%
Far Cry 5 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−74.5%
260−270
+74.5%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−73.6%
210−220
+73.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−71.1%
260−270
+71.1%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
−61.3%
350−400
+61.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−61.9%
450−500
+61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 170−180
−68.5%
300−310
+68.5%
Dota 2 132
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Far Cry 5 90
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−74.5%
260−270
+74.5%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−73.6%
210−220
+73.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
−72.1%
210−220
+72.1%
Metro Exodus 80
−75%
140−150
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−71.1%
260−270
+71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−73.3%
260−270
+73.3%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 170−180
−68.5%
300−310
+68.5%
Dota 2 124
−69.4%
210−220
+69.4%
Far Cry 5 85
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−74.5%
260−270
+74.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−71.1%
260−270
+71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
−71.7%
170−180
+71.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
−67.3%
450−500
+67.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Metro Exodus 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 250−260
−75.1%
450−500
+75.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
−71.7%
170−180
+71.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 80−85
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Far Cry 5 79
−64.6%
130−140
+64.6%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−71.2%
190−200
+71.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−76.5%
180−190
+76.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Dead Island 2 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Valorant 230−240
−69.5%
400−450
+69.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−61.3%
100−105
+61.3%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Dead Island 2 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%
Dota 2 107
−68.2%
180−190
+68.2%
Far Cry 5 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−70%
85−90
+70%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 70% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 76% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.38 71.35
Recency 12 April 2021 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 600 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 76.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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