RTX Pro 6000 with Blackwell and 96 GB ECC memory spotted
Nvidia apparently wants to present its first graphics card with Blackwell GPU for workstations soon. It can already be found in the HTML code of a partner.
The GB202, here an artistic representation by Nvidia, is likely to be used on the RTX Pro 6000 in full configuration.
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On March 17, 2025, Nvidia will once again hold its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San José, California, at –, where the RTX Pro 6000 will most likely be officially unveiled. This is the conclusion that has to be drawn after a series of conspicuously random leaks that have emerged in recent days.
For example, the well-known and often correct leaker "harukaze5719" initially found shipping documents for a supposed "RTX Pro 6000" on the X platform. Later, this graphics card also appeared in the HTML code of the website of Nvidia partner Leadtek, with extensive data. This information can still be found there on Sunday afternoon.
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GB202 in full configuration
According to this, it is a graphics card with the GB202 GPU, which is also used in the RTX 5090 for gaming. In the workstation version, however, Nvidia apparently uses the full version of the chip with 24,064 CUDA cores instead of the 21,760 cores in the 5090. The biggest difference, however, is the memory, which has been tripled from 32 to 96 GB and is designed in GDDR7 with ECC error checking. This means that much larger 3D representations for CAD and other visualizations as well as more extensive AI models fit into the graphics memory.
At the same time, Nvidia has also increased the power consumption to the full 600 watts offered by the controversial 12V 2x6 connector. Although there is no information yet on the power supply and clock rates of the RTX Pro 6000, it can be assumed that one of these connectors is used. This is also not visible in the images of the card published by Videocardz, so it is not yet clear whether Nvidia might not have opted for two of these ports.
Like Founders Edition, but with a larger cooler
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However, the images from an unnamed source show a strong similarity between the workstation card and the Founders Edition of the RTX 5090. It is equipped with four display ports and the slot bracket does not serve as an air outlet. It appears that Nvidia also relies on the double-flow-through cooler for the RTX Pro, which requires a tiny board in the middle of the card. In contrast to the Founders Edition, the rear of the card has more cooling fins, which can also be found on the front. Also on the front, again in contrast to the FE, part of the cooler is exposed, which indicates significantly more metal. It seems that Nvidia wanted to keep to a width of two slots.
If the graphics card appears as described, it will probably replace the RTX A6000 from the Ada-Lovelace generation and introduce a new naming scheme: RTX Pro + model number, with no reference to the architecture. Otherwise it would be called RTX Pro B6000 for "Blackwell". Above all, the increase in memory from 48 to 96 GB compared to the A6000 should make it interesting. Presumably, two of the cards can also be paired again via NVLink, which Nvidia no longer offers for the gaming RTXs from the 4000 generation onwards.
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