A generational decision. The H200 is proven, air-coolable Hopper you can deploy today; the B200 is Blackwell — roughly 2.5× the FP8 throughput, 192GB HBM3e at 8 TB/s and 1.8 TB/s NVLink, but higher power and mandatory direct liquid cooling. Here is which fits.
Every spec side by side. Hard specs mirror the live catalog; confirm exact configuration at quote.
| Specification | H200 | B200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Hopper (GH100, TSMC 4N) | Blackwell (dual-die, TSMC 4NP) |
| GPUs per unit | 1 (8 per HGX/DGX server) | 1 (8 per HGX B200 server) |
| Memory | 141 GB HBM3e | 192 GB HBM3e |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.8 TB/s | 8 TB/s |
| FP8 tensor | 3,958 TFLOPS (with sparsity) | ~9,000 TFLOPS (with sparsity) |
| FP16 / BF16 tensor | 1,979 TFLOPS (with sparsity) | ~4,500 TFLOPS (with sparsity) |
| NVLink | 900 GB/s (4th-gen NVLink) | 1.8 TB/s (5th-gen NVLink) |
| Board power (TDP) | 700 W | 1000 W (up to ~1,200W DLC) |
| Form factor | SXM5 | SXM6 |
| Cooling | Air or direct-to-chip liquid | Direct-to-chip liquid (DLC) |
| Typical lead time | 10–14 wk | 10–14 wk |
| Indicative price | From $31,000 / unit | From $38,500 / unit |
The decision comes down to workload, facility and timeline. Here is the call by scenario.
About 2.5× the FP8 throughput, 8 TB/s memory bandwidth and native FP4 make it the engine for the largest training runs and highest-throughput serving — in a liquid-cooled hall.
Available now, 700W, and drops into H100/H200 air- or liquid-cooled infrastructure. The lower-risk path when you need capacity this quarter or the facility is not DLC-ready.
Reuses existing Hopper servers, cooling and power designs. Choose the B200 when you are building greenfield liquid-cooled capacity and want the longest useful life.
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For compute, the B200 delivers roughly 2.5× the FP8 tensor throughput of the H200 and adds native FP4 for inference, plus 8 TB/s memory bandwidth versus 4.8 TB/s. Real gains depend on the workload, but Blackwell is a clear generational step up.
The B200 runs ~1,000W (up to ~1,200W) and is deployed with direct-to-chip liquid cooling. The H200 stays at 700W and can be air-cooled, so it fits facilities that are not yet DLC-ready.
Buy the H200 for capacity you need now, air-cooled halls, or to extend a Hopper fleet. Choose the B200 when you are building liquid-cooled greenfield capacity and want maximum training throughput and the longest useful life.
Our solutions engineers size compute, power and cooling together and confirm real lead times — no payment, no commitment, quotes back in about one business day.
Our engineers scope power, cooling and compute together. No payment, and quotes come back in about a business day.