H200 NVL vs Radeon Pro W6800X Duo
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 103 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.68 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.00 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Hopper (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | GH100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) | 18 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | 16896 |
| Core clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1967 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 80,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 472.1 | 942.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.11 TFLOPS | 60.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 24 |
| TMUs | 240 | 528 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 528 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | Apple MPX | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | Quad-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | HBM3e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 141 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 3.36 TB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 9.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 18 November 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 141 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 600 Watt |
Pro W6800X Duo has 50% lower power consumption.
H200 NVL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 340.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W6800X Duo and H200 NVL. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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