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Huawei Ascend 950DT vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition

The Ascend 950DT and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell deliver near-identical FP8 throughput (1,034 vs 1,008 TFLOPS dense). The Ascend 950DT also carries 48 GB more memory (144 GB vs 96 GB).

Ascend 950DT: Da Vinci v3, 2026 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Blackwell, 2025
Memory
144 vs 96 GB
48 GB more for the Ascend 950DT
Bandwidth
4.0 TB/s vs 1.8 TB/s
Ascend 950DT moves data faster
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Huawei Ascend 950DT vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition

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Huawei Ascend 950DT

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What is the Huawei Ascend 950DT?

The Ascend 950DT is an NPU from Huawei on the Da Vinci v3 architecture, an accelerator built for AI inference. It is an OAM module, the open accelerator format used in multi-GPU servers. Ascend 950DT full specifications →

Can I rent the Ascend 950DT in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ascend 950DT yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ascend 950DT compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ascend 950DT against the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. The Ascend 950DT is the newer generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, Huawei against NVIDIA; the Ascend 950DT is an OAM module while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a PCIe card. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Ascend 950DT figures come from?

Every Ascend 950DT figure on this page traces to Huawei's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition

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What is the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a GPU from NVIDIA on the Blackwell architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell full specifications →

Can I rent the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell rental prices →

How does the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell against the Ascend 950DT. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is the older generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, NVIDIA against Huawei; the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a PCIe card while the Ascend 950DT is an OAM module. Flopper also compares it head to head with the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition, across every published precision, memory and power. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition →

Where do the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell figures come from?

Every RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell figure on this page traces to NVIDIA's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

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Ascend 950DT
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
Architecture
Da Vinci v3Blackwell
Launch Year
20262025
Form Factor
OAMPCIe
Memory
144 GB96 GB
Memory Bandwidth
4.0 TB/s1.8 TB/s
TDP
—600 W
Process Node
—4nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

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Ascend 950DT
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
No verified data available2 TFLOPS
30 TFLOPS 126 TFLOPS
273 TFLOPS 252 TFLOPS
504 TFLOPS sparse
547 TFLOPS 504 TFLOPS
1,008 TFLOPS sparse
547 TFLOPS 504 TFLOPS
1,008 TFLOPS sparse
1,034 TFLOPS 1,008 TFLOPS
2,015 TFLOPS sparse
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
2,007 TFLOPS 2,015 TFLOPS
4,030 TFLOPS sparse
1,034 TOPS 1,008 TOPS
2,015 TOPS sparse

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The Ascend 950DT is the newer part: Da Vinci v3 (2026) against the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's Blackwell (2025).

The Ascend 950DT carries 48 GB more memory (144 GB against 96 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 4.0 TB/s against 1.8 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP64, FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, FP8, FP4, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS. For how the generations relate, see NVIDIA architectures explained.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ascend 950DT faster than the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

They are close on paper: both deliver about 1,034 TFLOPS of dense FP8 throughput. Memory, bandwidth, and power are the deciding differences.

Which should you choose, the Ascend 950DT or the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

On raw FP8 throughput the Ascend 950DT and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell are level, so the decision rests on memory, power and price. Choose the Ascend 950DT when the model has to fit on one GPU: it carries 48 GB more memory. Packaging differs too: the Ascend 950DT is an OAM module while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a PCIe card, so check what your servers accept.

Which has more memory, the Ascend 950DT or the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

The Ascend 950DT carries 144 GB of memory versus 96 GB for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. Memory bandwidth is 4.0 TB/s for the Ascend 950DT and 1.8 TB/s for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

How much do the Ascend 950DT and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell cost to rent?

Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper price no live listings yet for the Ascend 950DT, and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell from $0.79 per GPU-hour across 16 providers. The rental section on this page links to every provider, rate and the price history for each GPU.

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NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition

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$0.79 / GPU-hr

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