RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 11 | 13 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.18 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.57 | 26.61 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB202 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $8,565 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 24064 | 10496 |
| Core clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2617 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 92,200 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,968 | 858.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 126 TFLOPS | 54.94 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 112 |
| TMUs | 752 | 328 |
| Tensor Cores | 752 | 328 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 188 | 82 |
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 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 304 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.79 TB/s | 896.0 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 DisplayPort 2.1b | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK compatibility
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 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 75.37 | 75.30 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 200 Watt |
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a 0.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell.
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