NVIDIA B200 vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA B200 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 409% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in FLUX.1 dev, where NVIDIA B200 leads by 921% (13.136 vs 1.286 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (86% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 317.93 | 170.72 | +86% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 274.41 | 103.18 | +166% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 150.96 | 56.66 | +166% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 78.56 | 25.88 | +204% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 44.54 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 46.12 | 12.74 | +262% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 32.325 | 5.925 | +446% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 13.136 | 1.286 | +921% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 5.721 | 0.793 | +621% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 4.86 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 26.8 | 3.23 | +730% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.88 | 0.32 | +488% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA B200 is faster on 8 of 8; NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 89 s | 5.1 min | NVIDIA B200 3.46x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 1.9 min | 9.5 min | NVIDIA B200 5.07x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 2.3 min | 12.8 min | NVIDIA B200 5.45x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 2.9 min | 16 min | NVIDIA B200 5.59x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 5.6 min | 27.9 min | NVIDIA B200 4.97x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.6 min | 17.6 min | NVIDIA B200 2.66x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 8.4 min | 53.7 min | NVIDIA B200 6.41x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 17.8 min | 2 h 6 min | NVIDIA B200 7.09x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 192GB | 32GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 TB/s | 576 GB/s |
| Boost clock | n/a | 2,550 MHz |
| TDP | 1000 W | 250 W |
| Launch MSRP | $40,000 | $4,000 |
| Release | 2025-02-01 | 2023-08-09 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA B200 or NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA B200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 409% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA B200 has 192GB VRAM and a 1000W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation has 32GB VRAM and a 250W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation?
- FLUX.1 dev: NVIDIA B200 leads by roughly 921% (13.136 vs 1.286 images/min) in our testing.
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