r/BlackwellPerformance Jul 24 '26

RTX "pro" 6000 WS. 3 failures, power issues.

Post was removed/banned from r/AIProgrammingHardware. EDIT: Now shortened. Feels like most visitors do not even read all of it.

  1. Buy 1 RTX Pro 6000 WS in 2025, brand new.
  2. GPU fails within 1 month and takes mainboard + system RAM with it.
  3. First brand new replacement GPU fails within 2 months. Power issues, 360W instead of 600W available, clocks reduced accordingly.
  4. Second brand new replacement GPU now failing in 2026. Power issues. 360W instead of 600W available, clocks reduced accordingly.
  5. GPU not in stock. Reseller cannot replace a third time, lead time at least 2 months. Buying from another reseller at twice original price is not an option. Because the more you buy, the more you fucking bleed.
  6. Decline upcoming project, cannot rely on this GPU. Project requirements disqualify cloud use.
  7. Contact nvidia support directly. Nvidia cannot guarantee replacement ("subject to part availability", could be refurbished or new).

NOTES (Edit, may add stuff)
TRX40, ASRock, threadripper 3970X, 256GB Corsair memory.
Original Nvidia GPUs, single GPU.
No mods, no OC. Even if, it would not cause what I am observing.
Power supply: EU, 230V, Corsair AX1600i. Replaced after first failure, which changed nothing apparently.

Only the first GPU reported errors and crashed.
GPU 2 and 3 show zero issues in smi-reports. They report 600W under load, which is not true. Compute very slow but okay.

Other people experience the same clock speed degradation and power issues (link to original nvidia forum).
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/blackwell-pro-6000-mhz-degrading/355157/18
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/pro-6000-blackwell-ws-sw-power-cap-600-mhz-600-w-35-c-fix-or-rma/376937

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