NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe vs NVIDIA B200, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA B200 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 156.5% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Z-Image Turbo, where NVIDIA B200 leads by 248% (9.3 vs 32.325 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (60% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe runs 145 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 12, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA B200 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 198.27 | 317.93 | -38% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 161.75 | 274.41 | -41% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 88.36 | 150.96 | -41% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 43.77 | 78.56 | -44% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 22.89 | 44.54 | -49% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 16.8 | 46.12 | -64% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 9.3 | 32.325 | -71% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 3.964 | 13.136 | -70% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 1.843 | 5.721 | -68% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 1.54 | 4.86 | -68% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 8.51 | 26.8 | -68% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.61 | 1.88 | -68% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is faster on 0 of 9; NVIDIA B200 on 9.
| Workflow | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA B200 | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.7 min | 89 s | NVIDIA B200 2.45x faster | $0.072 vs $0.149 |
| 60-second AI short film | 4.6 min | 1.9 min | NVIDIA B200 2.44x faster | $0.090 vs $0.186 |
| 6-panel comic page | 5.9 min | 2.3 min | NVIDIA B200 2.54x faster | $0.118 vs $0.233 |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 7.7 min | 2.9 min | NVIDIA B200 2.68x faster | $0.152 vs $0.285 |
| Full codebase review | 11.3 min | 6.6 min | NVIDIA B200 1.71x faster | $0.224 vs $0.660 |
| 10 short social clips | 15.7 min | 5.6 min | NVIDIA B200 2.80x faster | $0.311 vs $0.558 |
| 20 long-form articles | 20.4 min | 10.5 min | NVIDIA B200 1.95x faster | $0.404 vs $1.044 |
| 40-product photo shoot | 24.8 min | 8.4 min | NVIDIA B200 2.95x faster | $0.491 vs $0.836 |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 54.7 min | 17.8 min | NVIDIA B200 3.07x faster | $1.085 vs $1.773 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe finishes 9 of 9 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | $1.190 |
| NVIDIA B200 | $5.980 |
NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is 5.03x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | NVIDIA B200 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 80GB | 192GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 1935 GB/s | 8 TB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,410 MHz | n/a |
| TDP | 300 W | 1000 W |
| Launch MSRP | $15,000 | $40,000 |
| Release | 2021-06-28 | 2025-02-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe or NVIDIA B200?
- NVIDIA B200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 156.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA B200?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA B200 has 192GB VRAM and a 1000W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA B200?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA B200. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA B200?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA B200 leads by roughly 248% (9.3 vs 32.325 images/min) in our testing.
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