NVIDIA H200 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H200 wins 12 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 276.7% 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 H200 leads by 476% (17.87 vs 3.1 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (78% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA H200 runs 150 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 8, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 318.84 | 179.58 | +78% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 268.31 | 112.36 | +139% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 148.43 | 60.62 | +145% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 76.58 | 27.8 | +175% |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 42.66 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 37.16 | 8.56 | +334% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 23.175 | 4.425 | +424% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.514 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 4.393 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.76 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 17.87 | 3.1 | +476% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.41 | 0.26 | +442% |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H200 is faster on 4 of 4; NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-second AI short film | 3.9 min | 10.2 min | NVIDIA H200 2.63x faster |
| 24-frame storyboard | 3.9 min | 6.4 min | NVIDIA H200 1.64x faster |
| Full codebase review | 6.7 min | 16.5 min | NVIDIA H200 2.45x faster |
| 10 short social clips | 10 min | 34.2 min | NVIDIA H200 3.42x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 141GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Hopper | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 4800 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,980 MHz | 2,617 MHz |
| TDP | 700 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $31,000 | $1,500 |
| Release | 2024-03-18 | 2025-08-01 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H200 or NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA H200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 276.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- NVIDIA H200 has 141GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA H200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA H200 fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell. 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 H200 and NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell?
- LTX-Video (distilled): NVIDIA H200 leads by roughly 476% (17.87 vs 3.1 frames/s) in our testing.
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