Nvidia Announces RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition

Nvidia announced the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition, a rack-mountable professional GPU built on the Blackwell architecture with 84 GB of GDDR7 memory and a choice of air- or liquid-cooled thermal solutions. Nvidia said the card's fifth-generation Tensor Cores deliver up to 3x the performance of the previous generation with FP4 precision and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation, while fourth-generation RT Cores deliver up to 2x the previous generation and RTX Mega Geometry enables up to 100x more ray-traced triangles. The card targets enterprise-scale agentic AI, physical simulation, and graphics workloads, with Multi-Instance GPU support for up to two fully isolated instances, PCIe Gen 5, DisplayPort 2.1 at up to 8K at 240 Hz, ninth-generation NVENC, and sixth-generation NVDEC.

Scale Workstation Performance Across the Enterprise The NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition accelerates agentic AI, physical simulation, and graphics workloads to teams that need workstation power at scale. Built on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and equipped with 84 GB of ultra-fast GDDR7 memory, it’s designed for rack-mounted workstation deployment with a choice of air- or liquid-cooled thermal solutions, letting teams centralize, share, and scale workstation GPU power across the enterprise. Features Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture Fifth-Generation Tensor Cores Fifth-generation Tensor Cores deliver up to 3x the performance of the previous generation and add support for FP4 precision and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation technology. Accelerate agentic and generative AI applications, and drive enhanced content creation and graphics. Fourth-Generation RT Cores Fourth-generation RT Cores deliver up to 2x the performance of the previous generation, accelerating rendering for M&E content creation, AECO design, and manufacturing prototyping. Create photoreal, physically accurate scenes and immersive 3D designs with neural graphics-based technologies, such as RTX Mega Geometry, enabling up to 100x more ray-traced triangles. NVIDIA CUDA Cores NVIDIA Blackwell is the most powerful professional RTX GPU ever created, featuring the latest SM and NVIDIA CUDA™ core technology. The SM features increased processing throughput and new neural shaders that integrate neural networks inside of programmable shaders to drive the next decade of AI-augmented graphics innovations. 84 GB of GPU Memory GDDR7 memory significantly boosts bandwidth and capacity, empowering your applications to run faster and work with larger, more complex datasets. With 84 GB of GPU memory, tackle massive 3D and AI projects, explore large-scale VR environments, and drive larger multi-app workflows. Ninth-Generation NVENC Ninth-generation NVIDIA NVENC engines significantly accelerate video encoding speed and improve quality for professional video applications. They add new support for 4:2:2 H.264 and HEVC encoding, and improve HEVC and AV1 encoding quality. Sixth-Generation NVDEC Sixth-generation NVIDIA NVDEC engines provide up to double H.264 decoding throughput and offer support for 4:2:2 H.264 and HEVC decode. Professionals can benefit from high-quality video playback, accelerate video data ingestion, and use advanced AI-powered video editing features. Multi-Instance GPU Multi-Instance GPU MIG expands the performance and value of RTX PRO 5500, enabling the creation of up to two fully isolated instances. Each MIG instance has its own high-bandwidth memory, cache, and compute cores, along with guaranteed quality of service QoS —extending the reach of accelerated computing resources to every user. PCIe Gen 5 Support for PCI Express Gen 5 provides double the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 4, improving data transfer speeds from CPU memory and unlocking faster performance for data-intensive tasks like AI, data science, and 3D modeling. DisplayPort 2.1 With DisplayPort 2.1 professionals can achieve unparalleled visual clarity and performance, driving high-resolution displays at up to 8K at 240 Hz and 16K at 60 Hz. Increased bandwidth enables seamless multi-monitor setups, ideal for multitasking and collaboration, while HDR and higher color depth support ensure superior color accuracy for precision work, such as video editing, 3D design, and live broadcasting. Workloads Multi-Workload Acceleration Agentic and Generative AI The RTX PRO 5500 and NVIDIA AI platform bring professional-grade AI performance to power LLM inference, AI agents, generative AI, and computer vision workloads right from your desk. With 84 GB of GDDR7 memory, fifth-gen Tensor Cores, and second-generation Transformer Engine support, the RTX PRO 5500 delivers powerful performance for multimodal agentic and generative AI applications. NVIDIA Omniverse™ makes it possible to develop and simulate generative physical AI-powered applications for industrial digitalization—right at your desktop. With powerful RTX graphics and AI capabilities, the RTX PRO 5500 GPU delivers exceptional performance for Universal Scene Description OpenUSD -based 3D, synthetic data generation, and robotics simulation workflows built on Omniverse. The RTX PRO 5500 transforms creative workflows with fourth-generation RTX capabilities, fusing AI with cutting-edge ray tracing for neural graphics. RTX Neural Shaders automate complex lighting and textures, while DLSS 4 enables real-time photorealistic rendering through AI-powered upscaling. These advancements accelerate 3D modeling, animation, and virtual production across film, gaming, and architectural visualization. Accelerate end-to-end scientific computing and data analytics workflows with powerful single-precision FP32 and AI compute performance. Run large-scale simulations, accelerate dynamic programming algorithms, and extract meaningful insights from massive datasets for use across industries, including engineering, higher education, financial services, geoscience, healthcare, and more. The RTX PRO 5500 boosts performance for live media and video pipelines. With 4:2:2 support and advanced encoding/decoding engines, it ensures pristine color accuracy and accelerated processing of high-resolution content. With improved AV1 and H.265 codec support, it’s ideal for livestreaming, real-time editing, and live media workflows. Specifications NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition GPU Architecture NVIDIA Blackwell Tensor Cores 5th Generation Ray Tracing Cores 4th Generation NVIDIA Encoder NVENC 3x 9th Generation NVIDIA Decoder NVDEC 3x 6th Generation GPU Memory 84 GB GDDR7 with error-correcting code ECC Memory Bandwidth 1398 GB/sec Display Ports Up to 4x DisplayPort 2.1b Max Power Consumption Up to 600 W Graphics Bus PCIe Gen 5 x16 Thermal Active, air-cooled Preliminary product specifications, subject to change. Liquid-cooled solution is available in the RXM form factor. Frequently Asked Questions What is the NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition? The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition is a professional desktop GPU built on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture with 84 GB of GDDR7 memory. It accelerates agentic AI, physical AI, simulation, and graphics workloads, and is designed for rack-mounted workstation deployment across the enterprise. What workloads does the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell accelerate? The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell targets multi-workload acceleration: agentic AI, generative AI and LLM inference, physical AI and simulation, AI-powered rendering, scientific computing and data analytics, and video production. A single card serves teams needing workstation power for both AI and graphics. What makes it different from other RTX PRO desktop GPUs? The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell is built for rack-mounted workstation deployment, with a choice of air- or liquid-cooled thermal solutions. IT teams can centralize GPUs into managed racks, share them across users, and scale capacity as demand grows—delivering workstation performance to professionals without individual desk-side hardware. How much GPU memory does the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell have and why does it matter? The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell features 84 GB of GDDR7 memory with error-correcting code ECC . The large GPU memory enables professionals to work with larger, more complex datasets—running large AI models, simulations, and detailed 3D scenes without splitting work across systems. What is multi-instance GPU MIG on the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell? MIG partitions a single RTX PRO 5500 into fully isolated instances—one instance with up to 84 GB, or two instances with up to 42 GB each. Every instance has dedicated memory, cache, and compute cores plus guaranteed quality of service. In rack-mounted deployments, that means more users get reliable accelerated computing from the same hardware. What cooling options are available for the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell? The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell offers a choice of air-cooled or liquid-cooled thermal solutions for rack-mounted workstation deployment. Can the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell run agentic and generative AI workloads? Yes. The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell powers LLM inference, AI agents, generative AI, and computer vision from the desktop. 84 GB of GDDR7 memory holds larger models, longer context windows, and multiple models at once—so agentic pipelines run without offloading. Fifth-gen Tensor Cores add FP4 precision and deliver up to 3X the performance of the previous generation for multimodal agentic and generative AI. Learn more. How does the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell accelerate physical AI? Fifth-gen Tensor Cores, fourth-gen RT Cores, and 84 GB of GDDR7 memory deliver the throughput physical AI demands—running high-fidelity simulation, generating synthetic training data, and developing and testing robotics workflows before anything is built in the real world. Which industries benefit most from the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell? The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell is designed for professionals in media and entertainment, architecture and engineering AEC , manufacturing, engineering, higher education, financial services, geoscience, and healthcare—wwherever AI, simulation, rendering, scientific computing, and data analytics demand workstation-class performance at scale. How can I learn more about or get started with the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell?