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Graphcore Bow IPU vs Graphcore C600

The Bow IPU delivers 25% more FP16 throughput than the C600 (350 vs 280 TFLOPS dense).

Bow IPU: Colossus MK2, 2022 C600: Colossus MK2, 2022
FP16 dense lead
+25%
Bow IPU: 350 vs 280 TFLOPS
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Graphcore Bow IPU

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What is the Graphcore Bow IPU?

The Bow IPU is an ASIC from Graphcore on the Colossus MK2 architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. Bow IPU full specifications →

Can I rent the Bow IPU in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Bow IPU yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Bow IPU compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Bow IPU against the C600. Both parts launched in the same year. Both are Graphcore parts. Flopper also compares it head to head with the GC200, across every published precision, memory and power. Bow IPU vs GC200 →

Where do the Bow IPU figures come from?

Every Bow IPU figure on this page traces to Graphcore's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

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Graphcore C600

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What is the Graphcore C600?

The C600 is an ASIC from Graphcore on the Colossus MK2 architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. C600 full specifications →

Can I rent the C600 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the C600 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the C600 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the C600 against the Bow IPU. Both parts launched in the same year. Both are Graphcore parts. Flopper also compares it head to head with the GC200, across every published precision, memory and power. C600 vs GC200 →

Where do the C600 figures come from?

Every C600 figure on this page traces to Graphcore's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

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Bow IPU
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C600
Architecture
Colossus MK2Colossus MK2
Launch Year
20222022
Form Factor
—PCIe
Memory
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Memory Bandwidth
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TDP
—185 W
Process Node
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Performance (TFLOPS)

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Bow IPU
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C600
No verified data available No verified data available
87 TFLOPS No verified data available
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No verified data available No verified data available
350 TFLOPS 280 TFLOPS
No verified data available560 TFLOPS
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both launched in 2022, the Bow IPU on Colossus MK2 and the C600 on Colossus MK2.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, FP16, FP8, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bow IPU faster than the C600?

At FP16 precision the Bow IPU reaches 350 TFLOPS dense against 280 TFLOPS for the C600. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Bow IPU or the C600?

Choose the Bow IPU for training and high-throughput inference: it has 25% more FP16 throughput than the C600.

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