NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Overview
The NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada is a high-end GPU for professional workstations, released in 2022. Based on the full Ada Lovelace AD102 core, it features 48GB GDDR6 ECC memory (double the RTX 4090) and 1,458 TFLOPS FP8 compute. ECC memory is critical for long-running AI training jobs.
Core Specifications
| Item | Spec |
|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace AD102 |
| Process | TSMC 4N |
| Memory | 48 GB GDDR6 ECC |
| Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| CUDA Cores | 18,176 |
| Tensor Cores | 568 (4th Gen) |
| FP32 | 91.1 TFLOPS |
| FP8 Tensor Core | 1,458 TFLOPS (sparse) |
| INT8 Tensor Core | 2,916 TOPS |
| TDP | 300 W |
| PCIe | Gen 4 x16 |
| ECC | Supported |
Use Cases
- AI development workstations (model training, fine-tuning, inference)
- Large model local inference (70B+ supported)
- Professional graphics (CAD, 3D rendering)
- Data science (with ECC memory)
Key Differences vs RTX 4090
- Memory: 48GB (2× the RTX 4090)
- ECC memory support
- Professional drivers (NVIDIA RTX Enterprise)
- vGPU support
- Single-slot width / dual-slot design (vs RTX 4090 triple-slot)