Will It Run AI

NVIDIA

NVIDIA B200 180GB

Blackwell DatacenterDatacenterBlackwellNVLINKCUDA
180GB
VRAM
8kGB/s
Bandwidth
2.3kTFLOPS
FP16 Compute
4.5kTOPS
INT8 Inference
$30,000 MSRP
VRAM180 GBBandwidth8k GB/sCompute2.3k TFInference4.5k TOPSValue7.5 TF/$k
NVIDIA B200 180GBCategory AvgAMD Instinct MI325X 256GB

Operating mode

Choose the operating mode for this hardware

Use this to bias workload recommendations toward responsiveness, background autonomy, lighter serving, or multi-GPU scale-out.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

About this GPU for AI

NVIDIA B200 是旗舰 Blackwell 数据中心 GPU,拥有 180 GB HBM3e 和 2250 TFLOPS FP16 算力——约为 H100 算力的 2.3 倍,VRAM 超过其两倍。全新第四代 Tensor Core 新增 FP4 支持,可实现高达 4500 TOPS 的 FP4 推理吞吐。单张 B200 可以 FP16 精度服务 70B 模型,并留有大批量和长上下文窗口的充裕空间。

Beyond LLMs

AI Capability Matrix

What AI tasks this GPU can handle — from text generation to image and video creation.

CapabilityStatusRepresentative Model
LLM Chat (7B)Runs nativelyLlama 3.1 8B Q4
LLM Coding (30B)Runs nativelyQwen 3 30B Q4
LLM Large (70B)Runs nativelyLlama 3.1 70B Q4
Image Gen (SDXL)Runs nativelySDXL 1.0 FP16
Image Gen (Flux)Runs nativelyFlux.1 Dev FP16
Image Gen (SD 3.5)Runs nativelySD 3.5 Large FP16
Video Short (25f)Runs nativelyLTX Video 2B
Video Long (100f)Runs nativelyWan Video 14B
hbm-memorymassive-vramhigh-bandwidthblackwell-architecturebest-in-classpower-hungry

规格参数

算力
FP162250 TFLOPS
INT84500 TOPS
架构Blackwell
显存
VRAM180 GB
带宽8000 GB/s
通用
系列Blackwell Datacenter
定位Datacenter
互连NVLINK
计算平台CUDA
MSRP$30,000

核心特性

180 GB HBM3e — largest memory capacity in the B200 lineup8,000 GB/s memory bandwidth2,250 TFLOPS FP16 / 4,500 INT8 TOPS / FP4 Tensor Core support2nd-gen Transformer Engine for FP8 and FP4 inferenceNVLink 5.0 with 1.8 TB/s per-GPU bandwidth for multi-GPU scaling~1,000W TDP — requires liquid or next-gen air cooling

AI 工作负载

优势
  • 180 GB HBM3e handles 70B models at FP16 and 405B+ models with Q4 on a single card
  • 8 TB/s bandwidth is among the highest available, enabling fast token generation at large batch sizes
  • FP4 Tensor Cores deliver up to 2.3x higher inference throughput vs. H100 FP8
  • NVLink 5.0 enables efficient 8-GPU HGX B200 clusters with 1.44 TB pooled memory
注意事项
  • ~1,000W TDP demands liquid cooling infrastructure — not compatible with legacy H100 SXM racks
  • Extremely high cost — list pricing well above H100, with significant waitlists
  • Software ecosystem still maturing — TensorRT-LLM and vLLM FP4 support launched recently
  • Overkill for serving models below 30B parameters; ROI requires high-utilization production workloads

Architecture

Blackwell

Blackwell is NVIDIA's fifth-generation RTX architecture, built on TSMC's 4NP process. It introduces 5th-generation Tensor Cores with native FP4 precision support, enabling double the inference throughput per watt compared to Ada Lovelace's FP8 operations. Key innovations include the Neural Rendering Pipeline for AI-driven shading and the debut of GDDR7 memory in consumer GPUs.

AI Relevance

FP4 Tensor Cores deliver the highest tokens-per-watt efficiency in any consumer architecture. Native FP4 quantization means models can run at lower precision with minimal quality loss, effectively doubling the effective VRAM for model weights.

Process: TSMC 4NPPlatform: CUDATensor Cores: Gen 5Precisions: FP32, FP16, BF16, FP8, FP4, INT8, INT4

购买建议

是否应该购买 NVIDIA B200 180GB 用于本地 AI?

本地 AI 的绝佳选择

能良好运行 50 个顶级模型中的 39 个 — 本地推理的全能之选。

180.0 GB

VRAM

$30,000

建议零售价

$167/GB

每 GB VRAM 成本

最适合此 GPU 的模型

What will limit you first

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best upgrade itinerary

Unlocks 4 additional models that do not fit on the current setup.

想要更多余量? AMD Instinct MI325X 256GB (256.0 GB VRAM) 是下一步升级选择。

Recommendations by Workload

Chat

S

Mistral Small 4 119B

This model is a direct match for chat. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Decode 292.9 tok/s · 256K ctx · llama.cppEST.
94.2 GB / 180.0 GB VRAM

Coding

S

Devstral 2 123B Instruct

This model is a direct match for coding. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Decode 97.4 tok/s · 256K ctx · llama.cppEST.
99.3 GB / 180.0 GB VRAM

Agentic Coding

S

Devstral 2 123B Instruct

This model is still usable for agentic-coding, but it is not the most specialized pick. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Decode 97.4 tok/s · 256K ctx · llama.cppEST.
104.7 GB / 180.0 GB VRAM

Reasoning

S

Devstral 2 123B Instruct

This model is a direct match for reasoning. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Decode 97.4 tok/s · 256K ctx · llama.cppEST.
99.3 GB / 180.0 GB VRAM

RAG

S

Qwen 3.5 122B A10B

This model is a direct match for rag. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Decode 270.2 tok/s · 131K ctx · llama.cppEST.
98.2 GB / 180.0 GB VRAM

Full Model Compatibility

MistralDevstral 2 123B Instruct
S97
123B99.3 GB97 tok/s256K ctx
dense
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash
S96
284B178.2 GB145 tok/s38K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 3.5 122B A10B
S96
122B95.8 GB270 tok/s131K ctx
moe
MistralMistral Small 4 119B
S94
119B96.9 GB293 tok/s256K ctx
moe
OpenAIGPT-OSS 120B
S94
117B95.2 GB102 tok/s131K ctx
dense
Mistral AIPixtral Large 124B
S93
124B99.9 GB97 tok/s131K ctx
dense
CohereCommand A 111B
S93
111B90.5 GB108 tok/s262K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3 235B A22B
S92
235B165.1 GB137 tok/s99K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 2.5 VL 72B
S90
72B67.7 GB166 tok/s33K ctx
dense
MiniMax M2.7
S90
230B163.0 GB156 tok/s88K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen3-Coder-Next
S90
80B69.2 GB454 tok/s256K ctx
moe
MistralLeanstral 119B A6B
S90
119B100.3 GB269 tok/s161K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct
S90
30.5B39.0 GB1016 tok/s256K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 3.6 35B A3B
S89
35B44.4 GB854 tok/s262K ctx
+1moe
AlibabaQwen 3.5 27B
S89
27B38.5 GB378 tok/s131K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct
S89
30B38.7 GB1051 tok/s256K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 3.6 27B
S89
27B36.3 GB275 tok/s262K ctx
+1dense
AlibabaQwen 3.5 35B A3B
S88
35B41.7 GB929 tok/s131K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 3 32B
S88
32B42.3 GB374 tok/s131K ctx
dense
MistralMagistral Small 2507
S88
24B36.0 GB336 tok/s131K ctx
dense
MistralDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
S87
24B36.0 GB336 tok/s256K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3 30B A3B
S87
30.5B39.0 GB1016 tok/s131K ctx
moe
NVIDIANemotron 3 Nano 30B
S87
30B39.6 GB395 tok/s131K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3.5 9B
S87
9B26.6 GB126 tok/s131K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3 14B
S86
14B29.9 GB196 tok/s131K ctx
dense
MistralDevstral Small 1.1
S86
24B36.0 GB336 tok/s131K ctx
dense
MicrosoftPhi-4-reasoning-plus 14B
S85
14.7B30.9 GB206 tok/s33K ctx
dense
GoogleGemma 4 31B
A85
30.7B52.3 GB234 tok/s156K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3 8B
A85
8B26.0 GB112 tok/s131K ctx
dense
OpenAIGPT-OSS 20B
A84
21B34.2 GB1290 tok/s128K ctx
moe
NVIDIANemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
A84
30B40.1 GB1039 tok/s262K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen 3.5 4B
A83
4B23.5 GB56 tok/s131K ctx
dense
LG AIEXAONE 4.0 32B
A82
32B42.3 GB372 tok/s131K ctx
dense
GoogleGemma 4 26B A4B
A81
25.2B37.9 GB1091 tok/s256K ctx
moe
MistralMinistral 3 14B
A80
14B29.9 GB196 tok/s262K ctx
multimodal
NVIDIANemotron Nano 8B
A80
8B25.7 GB112 tok/s131K ctx
dense
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B
A80
3.8B22.7 GB53 tok/s131K ctx
dense
Jina AIJina Embeddings v3
A74
0.57B22.0 GB8 tok/s8K ctx
dense
BAAIBGE M3
A73
0.57B21.2 GB8 tok/s8K ctx
dense
AlibabaQwen 3.5 397B A17B
F0
397B263.9 GB41 tok/s4K ctx
moe
Moonshot AIKimi K2.5
F0
1000B636.3 GB6 tok/s4K ctx
moe
Moonshot AIKimi K2.6
F0
1000B636.3 GB6 tok/s4K ctx
+1moe
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Pro
F0
1600B882.8 GB4 tok/s4K ctx
moe
Z.aiGLM-5.1
F0
754B497.9 GB7 tok/s4K ctx
moe
Z.aiGLM-5
F0
744B491.8 GB7 tok/s4K ctx
moe
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.2
F0
671B428.7 GB11 tok/s4K ctx
moe
AlibabaQwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
F0
480B314.6 GB24 tok/s4K ctx
moe
DeepSeekDeepSeek Coder V2 236B
F0
236B221.5 GB76 tok/s5K ctx
moe
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 671B
F0
671B487.8 GB8 tok/s4K ctx
moe
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 671B
F0
671B487.8 GB8 tok/s4K ctx
moe

触手可及

升级后即可运行的模型

高质量模型,只需稍多一点内存

1000B100 级需要约 632.6 GB
也可运行于 4× 你的 GPU 通过 NVLink 135 tok/s
1000B100 级需要约 632.6 GB
也可运行于 4× 你的 GPU 通过 NVLink 135 tok/s
1600B100 级需要约 881.8 GB
也可运行于 8× 你的 GPU 通过 NVLink 199 tok/s
754B92 级需要约 488.4 GB
也可运行于 4× 你的 GPU 通过 NVLink 159 tok/s

Image & Video Generation

Diffusion Model Compatibility

52 of 52 models can generate images or video on your NVIDIA B200 180GB

ModelMax ResolutionGen TimeGrade
SD TurboImage512×5120msS
Stable Diffusion 1.5Image512×7680msS
Realistic Vision v5.1Image512×7680msS
DreamShaper 8Image512×7680msS
LCM DreamShaper v7Image512×7680msS
PixArt-SigmaImage1024×1024100msS
FramePack I2VVideo1280×720200ms/frameS
SDXL TurboImage512×5120msS
SDXL LightningImage1024×10240msS
Stable Diffusion XL 1.0Image1024×1024100msS
Playground v2.5Image1024×1024200msS
RealVisXL v5.0Image1024×1024100msS
DreamShaper XLImage1024×1024100msS
Juggernaut XL v9Image1024×1024100msS
Animagine XL 3.1Image1024×1024100msS
Pony Diffusion V6 XLImage1024×1024100msS
Animagine XL 4.0Image1024×1024100msS
Illustrious XLImage1024×1024100msS
Wan Video 2.1 1.3BVideo480×832100ms/frameS
Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumImage1024×1024200msS
Flux.2 Klein 4BImage1024×10240msS
LTX Video 2BVideo1280×720100ms/frameS
KolorsImage1024×1024300msS
Stable CascadeImage1024×1024300msS
AuraFlow v0.3Image1536×1536600msS
Stable Diffusion 3.5 LargeImage1024×1024700msS
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large TurboImage1024×1024100msS
CogVideoX 2BVideo720×480100ms/frameS
HunyuanVideoVideo720×1280200ms/frameS
ChromaImage1024×1024100msS
Z-Image TurboImage1536×1536100msS
Flux.1 DevImage1024×1024600msS
Flux.1 SchnellImage1024×1024100msS
LTX Video 13BVideo1280×720200ms/frameS
Flux.1 Kontext DevImage1024×1024700msS
AnimateDiff v1.5.3Video512×768100ms/frameS
Cosmos Diffusion 7BVideo1024×576200ms/frameS
CogVideoX 5BVideo720×480200ms/frameS
Wan2.2 TI2V 5BVideo832×480200ms/frameS
Flux.2 Klein 9BImage1024×1024100msS
Flux.1 Fill DevImage1024×1024600msS
Mochi 1 PreviewVideo848×480200ms/frameS
HunyuanVideo 1.5Video720×1280200ms/frameS
Helios 14BVideo1280×720200ms/frameS
SkyReels V2 14BVideo1280×720200ms/frameS
Wan Video 2.1 14BVideo720×1280200ms/frameS
Wan Video 2.2 14BVideo720×1280200ms/frameS
Qwen ImageImage1024×1024200msS
Qwen Image EditImage1024×1024200msS
Flux.2 DevImage1024×1024~6.2sS
MAGI-1Video1280×720300ms/frameS
HunyuanImage 3.0Image1024×1024400msB

Image models estimated at 1024×1024 (28 steps, FP16). Video models estimated at 768×512 (25 frames, 30 steps, FP16). Actual performance varies with runtime and system load.

Multi-GPU scaling

NVIDIA B200 180GB — Up to 8× via NVLink

Scale out with multiple GPUs for larger models. NVLink provides 1800 GB/s inter-GPU bandwidth with 7% overhead.

ConfigEffective memoryModels that fitEst. bandwidth
NVIDIA180 GB359/3748,000 GB/s
NVIDIA360 GB364/37414,880 GB/s
NVIDIA720 GB373/37429,760 GB/s
NVIDIA1440 GB374/37459,520 GB/s

Model counts use default quantization at coding workload settings. Multi-GPU scaling factor: 0.93× per additional GPU.

Upgrade paths

Upgrade from NVIDIA B200 180GB

See what you unlock with more powerful hardware

升级选项

升级选项

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI models can I run on NVIDIA B200 180GB?

NVIDIA B200 180GB (180 GB VRAM) can run these top models: Devstral 2 123B Instruct (score: 97/100), DeepSeek V4 Flash (score: 96/100), Qwen 3.5 122B A10B (score: 96/100). See the full compatibility list above.

How much VRAM does NVIDIA B200 180GB have for AI?

NVIDIA B200 180GB has 180 GB of VRAM available for AI model inference. This determines which models and quantization levels you can run locally.

Is NVIDIA B200 180GB good for running LLMs locally?

Yes, NVIDIA B200 180GB is excellent for running LLMs locally with top compatibility scores above 80/100.

What is the best model for NVIDIA B200 180GB for coding?

For coding on NVIDIA B200 180GB, we recommend Devstral 2 123B Instruct. It achieves 97.4 tokens per second with 256K context window. This model is a direct match for coding. It belongs to a current frontier family for local AI. It fits natively with comfortable headroom. Known channels: huggingface, lm-studio.

Should I upgrade from NVIDIA B200 180GB?

There are 3 upgrade path(s) from NVIDIA B200 180GB: NVIDIA B200 180GB, AMD Instinct MI325X 256GB. Upgrading would unlock larger models and faster inference speeds.

Can NVIDIA B200 180GB run Flux for image generation?

Yes, NVIDIA B200 180GB with 180 GB of usable memory can run Flux.1 Dev at FP16 natively. Flux is a 12B parameter diffusion transformer that produces high-quality images. You can also run the Schnell variant for faster generation.

What image and video AI models can I run on NVIDIA B200 180GB?

NVIDIA B200 180GB (180 GB VRAM) can handle various AI generation tasks beyond LLMs. For image generation, SDXL and Stable Diffusion 3.5 run well. Flux.1 Dev also runs natively for state-of-the-art image quality. For video, LTX Video 2.3 can generate short clips. Check the AI Capability Matrix above for detailed compatibility.

Is NVIDIA B200 180GB good for AI image generation?

NVIDIA B200 180GB is excellent for AI image generation. With 180 GB of usable memory, it runs all major diffusion models including Flux.1, SDXL, and Stable Diffusion 3.5 at full precision. You can generate high-resolution images quickly and even handle video generation models.

Can NVIDIA B200 180GB run Qwen 3.5 27B?

Yes, NVIDIA B200 180GB with 180 GB of usable memory can run Qwen 3.5 27B at Q8 (near-lossless, ~28.9 GB) or even FP16 (~55.4 GB) depending on your context needs. This setup provides an excellent experience with this model. Use Ollama or vLLM for best results.

What is the best quantization for AI models on NVIDIA B200 180GB?

With 180 GB VRAM on NVIDIA B200 180GB, use Q8_0 for most models — it is near-lossless and you have the memory for it. For 70B+ models, Q6_K offers excellent quality. Reserve Q4_K_M for 100B+ models or when you need maximum context length.

For local LLMs on NVIDIA B200 180GB, does VRAM matter more than bandwidth?

NVIDIA B200 180GB already has strong memory bandwidth, so the next limit is often memory capacity and context headroom rather than raw decode speed. For local LLMs, fit first and bandwidth second is the right mental model.

How does multi-GPU scale for AI inference on NVIDIA B200 180GB?

NVIDIA B200 180GB supports up to 8× GPU scaling via NVLink at 1800 GB/s. With 8× GPUs, you get 1440 GB effective memory with a 0.93× scaling factor per GPU. This enables running models like Qwen 3.5 397B A17B and Kimi K2.5 that don't fit on a single card.

Is NVLink required for multi-GPU NVIDIA B200 180GB inference?

NVLink is recommended for NVIDIA B200 180GB multi-GPU inference, providing 1800 GB/s interconnect bandwidth with only 7% scaling overhead. PCIe-only setups work but have higher overhead (~25%) due to limited inter-GPU bandwidth.

Compare with similar