Item: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
Rating: 8
Author: MadCoolStuff

Triples the 5090's frame buffer to 96 GB ECC on the same Blackwell silicon. Same 1,792 GB/s bandwidth, so per-token throughput tracks the 5090 — you pay the multiple for capacity, ECC, and pro drivers.

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RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: 96 GB on a single workstation card

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