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Graphcore Bow IPU vs Graphcore GC200

The Bow IPU delivers 40% more FP16 throughput than the GC200 (350 vs 250 TFLOPS dense).

Bow IPU: Colossus MK2, 2022 GC200: Colossus MK2, 2020
FP16 dense lead
+40%
Bow IPU: 350 vs 250 TFLOPS
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Graphcore Bow IPU vs Graphcore GC200

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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 GC200. The Bow IPU is the newer generation of the two. Both are Graphcore parts. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

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 GC200

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What is the Graphcore GC200?

The GC200 is an ASIC from Graphcore on the Colossus MK2 architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. GC200 full specifications →

Can I rent the GC200 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the GC200 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the GC200 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the GC200 against the Bow IPU. The GC200 is the older generation of the two. Both are Graphcore parts. Flopper also compares it head to head with the C600, across every published precision, memory and power. GC200 vs C600 →

Where do the GC200 figures come from?

Every GC200 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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GC200
Architecture
Colossus MK2Colossus MK2
Launch Year
20222020
Form Factor
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Memory
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Memory Bandwidth
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TDP
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Process Node
—7nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

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Bow IPU
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GC200
No verified data available No verified data available
87 TFLOPS 63 TFLOPS
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No verified data available No verified data available
350 TFLOPS 250 TFLOPS
No verified data available No verified data available
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

The Bow IPU is the newer part: Colossus MK2 (2022) against the GC200's Colossus MK2 (2020).

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bow IPU faster than the GC200?

At FP16 precision the Bow IPU reaches 350 TFLOPS dense against 250 TFLOPS for the GC200. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Bow IPU or the GC200?

Choose the Bow IPU for training and high-throughput inference: it has 40% more FP16 throughput than the GC200.

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