Nvidia has officially announced its RTX Pro Blackwell series of GPUs, designed to cater to the needs of professional designers, developers, data scientists, and creatives. The flagship RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU for workstations stands out with its impressive 96GB of GDDR7 memory and a power consumption of 600 watts.

The RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell is built for workstation use, targeting professionals who require massive VRAM and fast GPU performance for tasks such as game development, AI workloads, and other demanding applications. The GPU also features PCIe Gen 5 support, DisplayPort 2.1, and the latest Blackwell generation of RT cores and Tensor cores. Additionally, a Max-Q variant and a server edition for datacenters will be available.

Nvidia is introducing its new RTX Pro branding, replacing the previous RTX numbering scheme and Quadro branding. The company is also launching the RTX Pro 5000 and RTX Pro 4000 Blackwell in desktop and laptop form factors, alongside the RTX Pro 4500 Blackwell for desktops. Laptop versions of the RTX Pro Blackwell will include the 3000, 2000, 1000, and 500 models, featuring up to 24GB of VRAM and support for Nvidia's latest Blackwell Max-Q technologies.

The laptop GPUs will compete with AMD's Strix Halo chips, which boast 128GB of unified memory shared among the CPU, GPU, and AI engines. Framework has already built a tiny desktop with AMD's latest chips, and it will be interesting to see what kind of workstations and laptops will ship with Nvidia's RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs.

While Nvidia has not disclosed pricing for the RTX Pro 6000 workstation variant, the GPU will be available from distribution partners like PNY and TD Synnex in April, with availability from manufacturers like Dell, HP, and Lenovo starting in May. The server variant will be available from Cisco, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro "soon," with cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and CoreWeave set to offer RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell servers later this year.

The rest of the RTX Pro Blackwell lineup for workstations will be available in the summer from Boxx, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, while the RTX Pro Blackwell laptop variants will ship in Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Razer devices later this year. With its powerful new GPUs, Nvidia is poised to make a significant impact in the professional workstation and server markets.

The launch of the RTX Pro Blackwell series marks a significant milestone in the ongoing competition between Nvidia and AMD in the GPU market. As professionals increasingly rely on powerful GPUs for demanding tasks, the RTX Pro 6000's impressive specifications and features are likely to resonate with many in the industry.

With its focus on professional workstations, servers, and laptops, Nvidia's RTX Pro Blackwell series is set to drive innovation and advancement in fields such as game development, AI, and data science. As the technology landscape continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how Nvidia's latest GPUs shape the future of professional computing.