NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs NVIDIA B200 SXM 180GB
Side-by-side specifications, performance, and rental pricing for datacenter AI workloads.
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition
Full specs →NVIDIA B200 SXM 180GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell is the newer part: Blackwell, launched in 2026, against the B200's Blackwell from 2024. Newer architectures typically add lower-precision formats and better throughput per watt, so check the precision rows your workload actually uses.
Memory is 84 GB against 180 GB, fed at 1.4 TB/s versus 7.7 TB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Which has more memory, the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell or the B200?
The B200 carries 180 GB of memory versus 84 GB for the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell. Memory bandwidth is 1.4 TB/s for the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell and 7.7 TB/s for the B200.
How much power do the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell and the B200 draw?
The RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell is rated at 600 W TDP and the B200 at 1.0 kW. On FP32 throughput per watt, the B200 is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell or the B200 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $3.44 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
Where to Rent
NVIDIA B200 SXM 180GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× B200 SXM Spot | $3.44 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM Spot | $3.59 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Civo | 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $3.79 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× B200 SXM | $4.09 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Beam | 1× B200 SXM | $4.11 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× B200 SXM Spot | $4.26 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Spheron | 1× B200 SXM Spot | $4.42 | 1h ago | View → |
 Cirrascale | 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $4.79 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $5.10 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Lium | 1× B200 SXM Community | $5.35 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $5.39 | 1h ago | View → |
 Koyeb | 1× B200 SXM | $5.50 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $5.69 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× B200 SXM Community | $5.98 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Cirrascale | 8× B200 SXM Reserved | $5.99 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× B200 SXM | $6.00 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Cerebrium | 1× B200 SXM | $6.01 | 1h ago | View → |
 GPU.ai | 1× B200 SXM Community | $6.22 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× B200 SXM | $6.25 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM | $6.25 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Lyceum | 1× B200 SXM | $6.49 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× B200 SXM | $6.79 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM Reserved | $6.79 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 8× B200 SXM | $6.88 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM | $7.15 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 8× B200 SXM Community | $7.81 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Spheron | 1× B200 SXM | $8.51 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× B200 SXM | $8.60 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM | $9.98 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× B200 SXM | $14.00 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 8× B200 SXM | $14.24 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Shadeform BoostRun capacity | 8× B200 SXM | $3.74 | 1h ago | View → |
| Shadeform Excess Supply capacity | 8× B200 SXM | $4.51 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× B200 SXM | $6.69 | 1h ago | View → |
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