NVIDIA B200 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA B200 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 188.6% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Qwen-Image-Edit, where NVIDIA B200 leads by 508% (4.86 vs 0.8 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (6% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 B200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 317.93 | 298.78 | +6% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 274.41 | 208.3 | +32% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 150.96 | 114.63 | +32% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 78.56 | 54.27 | +45% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 44.54 | 26.29 | +69% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 46.12 | 17.46 | +164% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 32.325 | 9.075 | +256% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 13.136 | 4.2 | +213% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 5.721 | 1.8 | +218% |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 4.86 | 0.8 | +508% |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 26.8 | 4.58 | +485% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.88 | 0.56 | +236% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA B200 is faster on 9 of 9; NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-frame storyboard | 89 s | 3.4 min | NVIDIA B200 2.26x faster |
| 60-second AI short film | 1.9 min | 6.7 min | NVIDIA B200 3.61x faster |
| 6-panel comic page | 2.3 min | 5.6 min | NVIDIA B200 2.41x faster |
| Character sheet, 12 poses | 2.9 min | 7.6 min | NVIDIA B200 2.64x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 5.6 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA B200 2.95x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.6 min | 8.7 min | NVIDIA B200 1.32x faster |
| 40-product photo shoot | 8.4 min | 25.1 min | NVIDIA B200 2.99x faster |
| 20 long-form articles | 10.5 min | 17.8 min | NVIDIA B200 1.69x faster |
| 100-photo restoration batch | 17.8 min | 55.9 min | NVIDIA B200 3.14x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA B200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 192GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 TB/s | 1344 GB/s |
| Boost clock | n/a | 2,377 MHz |
| TDP | 1000 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $40,000 | $4,500 |
| Release | 2025-02-01 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA B200 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA B200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 188.6% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA B200 has 192GB VRAM and a 1000W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA B200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 B200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell?
- Qwen-Image-Edit: NVIDIA B200 leads by roughly 406% (4.86 vs 0.8 images/min) in our testing.
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