First time GPU buyer. Got a RTX 5000 Pro. Was it a bad decision compared to two 3090s?

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 5/4/2026

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Key Points

  • A user transitioning from Apple silicon to NVIDIA for inference bought a slightly used RTX 5000 Pro (Blackwell) for just over twice the cost of two RTX 3090s.
  • They question whether the RTX 5000 Pro is a poor choice given claims it may not significantly outperform dual 3090 setups.
  • They argue that high local electricity pricing (€0.40/KWh) could offset the performance gap because the RTX 5000 Pro may consume far less power than running two 3090s.
  • They ask the community what throughput/metrics they observe in PP and TG when using Qwen 3.6 models on the RTX 5000 Pro.

I’ve run models exclusively on apple silicon up until now, but wanted to up my inference game.

I bought a slightly used RTX 5000 Pro Blackwell for a bit more than twice as much as two 3090s.

I’ve read of people saying that the 5000 doesn’t provide a big performance improvement over the 3090s. That is making me doubt my choice. But it is also true that electricity cost where I live is 0.40 euros per KWh. A 5000 Pro would probably burn a third of the electricity of a dual 3090 build. Right?

Also, if you have a 5000 Pro, what type of speeds do you get in PP and TG with qwen3.6 models?

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