GPU comparison
B300 vs GB200.
Pick the B300 for memory: 288 GB vs 186 GB. FP16 speed is close (2,250 TFLOPS vs 2,500 TFLOPS), so for models under 186 GB pick by price.
Rent either on Runcrate
- B300from $10.40/hr
$0.036 per GB/hr$0.46 per 100 TFLOPS/hr
Launch B300 - GB200Not in stock right nowReserve a cluster
Live hourly price, then per GB of memory and per 100 FP16 TFLOPS.
Which is better for
Which to pick for each job. Memory fit and throughput, from the datasheets.
Hold a 70B model in 8-bit weights
70 GB of 8-bit weights
B300: 1 GPU, 218 GB spare
GB200: 1 GPU, 116 GB spare
Either. Fits on one GPU of either.
Serve an 8B model in 16-bit weights
16 GB of 16-bit weights
B300: 1 GPU, 272 GB spare
GB200: 1 GPU, 170 GB spare
Either. Fits on one GPU of either.
Fine-tune a 70B model with QLoRA
About 46 GB with 4-bit weights
B300: 1 GPU, 242 GB spare
GB200: 1 GPU, 140 GB spare
Either. Fits on one GPU of either.
Train on a full node
FP16 tensor throughput per node
B300: 8x, 18,000 TFLOPS, NVLink
GB200: 8x, 20,000 TFLOPS, NVLink
Either. Close per node.
Throughput per watt
FP16 TFLOPS per 100 W of TDP
B300: Varies by card
GB200: 250 TFLOPS per 100 W
Either. Varies by card.
Compare another pair
Blackwell
NVIDIA B300
- Memory
- 288 GB HBM3e
- FP16 tensor
- 2250 TFLOPS
- Bandwidth
- up to 8.0 TB/s
Blackwell
NVIDIA GB200
- Memory
- 186 GB HBM3e
- FP16 tensor
- 2500 TFLOPS
- Bandwidth
- 8.0 TB/s
At a glance
Spec by spec. The longer bar is the better number.
Full specs
The complete spec sheet.
| Spec | NVIDIA B300 | NVIDIA GB200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Memory | 288 GB | 186 GB |
| Memory type | HBM3e | HBM3e |
| Memory bandwidth | up to 8.0 TB/s | 8.0 TB/s |
| FP32 | 75 TFLOPS | 90 TFLOPS |
| FP16 tensor | 2250 TFLOPS | 2500 TFLOPS |
| INT8 | 187.5 TOPS | 3600 TOPS |
| TDP | up to 1400 W | 1000 W |
| Form factor | SXM | Superchip |
| NVLink | Yes | Yes |
| GPUs per node | 8 | 8 |
| Hourly price (live) | from $10.40/hr | Not in stock right now |
Questions
B300 or GB200. What buyers ask first.
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