NVIDIA B200 vs NVIDIA RTX A4500, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA B200 wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 481.9% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in LTX-Video (distilled), where NVIDIA B200 leads by 1021% (26.8 vs 2.39 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (114% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA B200 runs 145 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 317.93 | 148.87 | +114% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 274.41 | 100.2 | +174% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 150.96 | 54.29 | +178% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 78.56 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 44.54 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 46.12 | 6.5 | +610% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 13.136 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 5.721 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 4.86 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 26.8 | 2.39 | +1021% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.88 | 0.21 | +795% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA B200 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4500 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 6.6 min | 18.4 min | NVIDIA B200 2.78x faster | $0.660 vs $0.058 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA RTX A4500 finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $5.980 |
| NVIDIA RTX A4500 | $0.190 |
NVIDIA RTX A4500 is 31.47x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 192GB | 20GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere (workstation variant) |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 TB/s | 640 GB/s |
| Boost clock | n/a | 1,575 MHz |
| TDP | 1000 W | 200 W |
| Launch MSRP | $40,000 | $1,199 |
| Release | 2025-02-01 | 2021-11-23 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA B200 or NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA B200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 481.9% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA B200 has 192GB VRAM and a 1000W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4500 has 20GB VRAM and a 200W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA B200 fits 3 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A4500. 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 B200 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA B200 leads by roughly 1021% (26.8 vs 2.39 frames/s) in our testing.
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