Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) vs Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (98/100)
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) (40/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 55.0 Below Average WINNER | 49.0 Poor |
| Gaming | 33.0 Poor | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3D Mark
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Strike | 20658 | 75325 |
| Night Raid | 51077 | 214655 |
| Port Royal | 5210 | 39888 |
| Solar Bay | 36647 | 255911 |
| Time Spy | 8373 | 42614 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 14678 | 110070 |
API
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| CUDA | 8.9 | 12 |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1b |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Games
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p High | 104 | 284 |
| 1080p Ultra | 83 | 242 |
| 1440p Ultra | 61 | 196 |
| 4K Ultra | 34 | 118 |
| CoD: Modern Warfare III | 85735336 | 305296252176 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18713510149 | 36226320393 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 71663617 | 25322116071 |
| Far Cry 6 | 97866937 | 221198185112 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 117736041 | 309235215175 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 68493724 | 206170158107 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 67554223 | 23518915089 |
| Margin of Error | High | High |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1131037337 | 319298224121 |
| The Witcher 3 | 1301037639 | 343311216116 |
GeekBench 6 ML
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 30150 | 90853 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 29211 | 103224 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Image Classification (SP) | 7093 | 16903 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 14759 | 48518 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 23321 | 54618 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 3464 | 7291 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 8181 | 26498 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 87917 | 338587 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 167055 | 635289 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 3395 | 3894 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Background Blur | 196.1 img/sec | 366.1 img/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.54 Gpixels/sec | 35.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Face Detection | 118.9 img/sec | 248 img/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.4 Gpixels/sec | 2.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 6.07 Gpixels/sec | 45 Gpixels/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 4.22 Gpixels/sec | 23.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 17661.3 FPS | 42574.6 FPS |
| Stereo Matching | 573 Gpixels/sec | 3040 Gpixels/sec |
General
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Case | Laptop | Desktop |
| GPU Codename | AD106 | GB202-300-A1 |
| Purpose | Professional | Professional |
| Recommended CPU | -Intel Core Ultra 7 165Hor above | -AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3Dor above |
| Released | March 21, 2023 | March 18, 2026 |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Vendor | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Launch price (MSRP) | — | $8559 |
Graphics Processing Unit
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1165-2160 MHz (configurable) | 2617 MHz |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 36 | 188 |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
| L1 Cache | 128KB per cluster | 128KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache | 32MB shared | 128MB shared |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 36 | 188 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 48 | 190 |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 24064 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 | 752 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 144 | 752 |
| Base Clock | — | 1590 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 128-bit | 512-bit |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| Effective Memory Speed | 16000 Mbps | 28000 Mbps |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
Passmark Graphics
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX 11 | 141 FPS | 339 FPS |
| DirectX 12 | 79 FPS | 154 FPS |
| G2D Mark | 542 | 1391 |
| GPU Compute | 6048 Ops/s | 26607 Ops/s |
Physical
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Die Size | 188 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max. Temperature | 95°C | — |
| TGP | 35-140 W (configurable) | 600 W |
| Transistor Count | 22.9 billion | 92.2 billion |
| Transistor Density | 121.81 MTr/mm² | 122.93 MTr/mm² |
Raw Performance
| Specification | Nvidia RTX 3000 Laptop (Ada) | Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Fill Rate | 56-104 GPixel/s | 497 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 168-311 GTexel/s | 1968 GTexel/s |
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