NVIDIA Unveils RTX PRO 6000 'Blackwell' GPUs with 96GB Memory and Advanced AI Capabilities
The new professional GPU series introduces cutting-edge performance for AI, data science, and creative industries, but faces high pricing and supply challenges.
- NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 'Blackwell' GPUs feature 96GB of GDDR7 memory, 24,064 cores, and support for PCIe Gen 5 and DisplayPort 2.1.
- The series replaces NVIDIA's Quadro branding, emphasizing professional and data center applications with advanced RT and Tensor cores.
- The GPUs will be available in three variants: workstation, Max-Q, and server editions, with broader availability beginning May 2025.
- Cloud providers like AWS and Google Cloud are expected to adopt the GPUs later in 2025, targeting AI and data-intensive workloads.
- Pricing for the RTX PRO 6000 is estimated between $10,000 and $15,000, with supply constraints anticipated to ease by mid-2025.