Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Surfaces Online with Prices Exceeding $11,000

Nvidia’s upcoming RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU has started to appear in online listings, particularly in Japan and Europe, with an eye-watering price tag. A Japanese retailer, as reported by Twitter user @jisakuhibi, has listed the GPU for ¥1,630,600, or about $11,326. In the UK, online retailer Scan is accepting pre-orders for a PNY-branded version of the RTX Pro 6000 at £7,859.99, equivalent to around $10,433. Notably, the Scan listing currently uses an image of an RTX 5000 Founders Edition card, which is likely a placeholder. Last month, the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell was spotted on a US-based IT retailer catering to enterprise customers, just days after its official announcement at Nvidia's GTC conference. The US retailer listed the GPU at $8,565, marking a 26% increase over the previous-generation RTX 6000 Ada. The RTX Pro 6000 GPU is designed for professionals in fields such as high-performance computing, AI development, data science, content creation, and engineering visualization. It provides extreme levels of GPU acceleration for complex simulations, large-scale AI model training, real-time ray tracing, and advanced 3D rendering. Based on the GB202 chip, the RTX Pro 6000 features 24,064 CUDA cores distributed across 188 streaming multiprocessors, each containing 128 CUDA cores. It boasts a boost clock speed of 2,617 MHz and a whopping 96 GB of GDDR7 memory. For context, the RTX 5090, the current flagship consumer-grade GPU from Nvidia, also uses the GB202 chip but with fewer resources. It has 21,760 CUDA cores, a peak clock speed of 2,410 MHz, and 32 GB of GDDR7 memory. Last week, a leaked benchmark revealed the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell scoring 368,219 points in Geekbench's OpenCL test, slightly behind the RTX 5090’s 376,858. Given the Pro GPU’s superior hardware, particularly its massive 96 GB memory, theperformance gap is somewhat unexpected. However, the RTX Pro 6000 is still a pre-release product with early drivers, so its full capabilities may not yet be fully realized. Power limitations and incomplete software support are likely contributing to the current performance shortfall. Despite the impressive specifications, the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell’s high price makes it impractical for typical enthusiasts. It is expected to cater primarily to niche markets, including enterprises and specialized professional workloads. Potential buyers will need to carefully consider whether the incremental performance gains and extensive memory capacity justify the steep premium over previous-generation models and consumer-grade alternatives like the RTX 5090. To stay updated on the latest news, analysis, and reviews of the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell and other GPUs, follow Tom's Hardware on Google News and make sure to click the Follow button.