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NVIDIA B200 vs NVIDIA GB200

NVIDIA GB200 comes out ahead of NVIDIA B200 on 6 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

NVIDIA B200
NVIDIA B200
6.7
Fair
1 of 7 rounds
vs
NVIDIA GB200Winner
NVIDIA GB200
7.0
Good
6 of 7 rounds

The verdict

NVIDIA GB200 takes it, 6–1 on rounds.

On the published figures, NVIDIA GB200 takes 6 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose NVIDIA B200 if…

  • • You want NVIDIA B200's edge on how much power it draws

Choose NVIDIA GB200 if…

  • • You want NVIDIA GB200's edge on how much memory it has and how fast its memory is

Round by round

  1. Round 1How much memory it hasNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    180 GB HBM3E

    gpu memory

    • 180 GB HBM3E, against 186 GB HBM3E

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    186 GB HBM3E

    gpu memory

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2How fast its memory isNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    7.7 TB/s

    memory bandwidth

    • 7.7 TB/s, against 8 TB/s

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    8 TB/s

    memory bandwidth

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3How fast it runs FP8 AI mathNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    9 PFLOPS

    fp8/fp6 tensor core, with sparsity

    • 9 PFLOPS, against 10 PFLOPS

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    10 PFLOPS

    fp8/fp6 tensor core, with sparsity

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  4. Round 4How fast it runs FP16 AI mathNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    4.5 PFLOPS

    fp16/bf16 tensor core, with sparsity

    • 4.5 PFLOPS, against 5 PFLOPS

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    5 PFLOPS

    fp16/bf16 tensor core, with sparsity

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  5. Round 5How fast it runs FP4 AI mathNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    18 PFLOPS

    fp4 tensor core, with sparsity

    • 18 PFLOPS, against 20 PFLOPS

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    20 PFLOPS

    fp4 tensor core, with sparsity

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  6. Round 6How much power it drawsNVIDIA B200 wins
    NVIDIA B2008/10

    1,000 W

    max tdp

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2005/10

    1,200 W

    max tdp

    • 1,200 W, against 1,000 W

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA B200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  7. Round 7How it handles scientific FP64 mathNVIDIA GB200 wins
    NVIDIA B2005/10

    37 TFLOPS

    fp64/fp64 tensor core

    • 37 TFLOPS, against 40 TFLOPS

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB2008/10

    40 TFLOPS

    fp64/fp64 tensor core

    Source: dam-cdn.nvd.orangelogic.com ↗

    NVIDIA GB200 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

NVIDIA B200NVIDIA B200
NVIDIA GB200NVIDIA GB200

Side by side

Overall score
6.7
7.0
Best
Price
See price
See price
How fast its memory is
6.8
7.8
How much memory it has
6.5
6.5
How much power it draws
6.5
5.8
How fast it runs FP16 AI math
7.3
8.0
How new it is
6.5
6.0
Head-to-head findings
How fast its memory is
7.7 TB/s
8 TB/s
How much memory it has
180 GB HBM3E
186 GB HBM3E
How much power it draws
1,000 W
1,200 W
How fast it runs FP16 AI math
4.5 PFLOPS
5 PFLOPS
How new it is
2024
2024
Which memory generation it uses
HBM3E
HBM3E
How fast it runs FP8 AI math
9 PFLOPS
10 PFLOPS
How it handles scientific FP64 math
37 TFLOPS
40 TFLOPS
Record
Head-to-head record
3–2–1
3–1
Head-to-heads won
60 %
75 %
Rounds won
53 %
62 %
Pros
      Cons
      • 180 GB HBM3E, against 288 GB HBM3E
      • 7.7 TB/s, against 8 TB/s
      • 37 TFLOPS, against 78.6 TFLOPs
      • 2024, against 6/12/2025
      • 1,200 W, against 700 W
      • 40 TFLOPS, against 67 TFLOPS
      • 186 GB HBM3E, against 288 GB HBM3E
      • 40 TFLOPS, against 78.6 TFLOPs
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