AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs NVIDIA B200 SXM6 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core architectural differences between the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and the NVIDIA B200 SXM6?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm process with the Navi 33 chip, while the NVIDIA B200 SXM6 uses the Blackwell architecture on a 5 nm process with the GB100 chip. The B200 SXM6 is built for server workloads with no display outputs, whereas the W7500 is a workstation card with 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare between these two GPUs?

A: The W7500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the B200 SXM6 has 180 GB of HBM3e memory on an 8192-bit bus with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the difference in transistor count and die size?

A: The W7500 contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the B200 SXM6 contains 208,000 million transistors on a 1628 mm² die. The transistor density for the W7500 is 65.2M / mm², compared to 127.8M / mm² for the B200 SXM6.

Q: How do the power requirements differ between the two cards?

A: The W7500 has a TDP of 70 W and requires no power connectors with a suggested PSU of 250 W. The B200 SXM6 has a TDP of 1000 W and a suggested PSU of 1400 W.

Q: What benchmark data is available for these GPUs?

A: The W7500 has benchmark scores across multiple tests including Geekbench OpenCL (58213), Geekbench Vulkan (68634), and Passmark G3D (13368). The B200 SXM6 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database.

Q: What is the release date and production status of each card?

A: The W7500 was released on 2023-08-02 and is in Active production. The B200 SXM6 was released on 2024-10-31 and is also in Active production.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and NVIDIA B200 SXM6 represent fundamentally different design philosophies. The W7500 uses the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The B200 SXM6 uses the Blackwell architecture with the GB100 chip, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 5 nm process. The process node difference contributes to the B200 SXM6's higher transistor density of 127.8M / mm² versus 65.2M / mm² for the W7500.

The W7500 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. It does not have dedicated tensor cores. The B200 SXM6 has 18944 shading units, 592 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 592 tensor cores. The B200 SXM6 does not list ray tracing cores in the database. The shading unit count difference is substantial: the B200 SXM6 has more than ten times the shading units of the W7500.

Memory architecture differs sharply. The W7500 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The B200 SXM6 uses 180 GB of HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth. The B200 SXM6 has a memory bus that is 64 times wider than the W7500's, and its total memory capacity is more than twenty times larger.

Clock behavior also differs. The W7500 runs at 1500 MHz base and 1700 MHz boost. The B200 SXM6 runs at a very low 120 MHz base but boosts to 1830 MHz. The W7500's memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, while the B200 SXM6's memory runs at 2000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective.

The W7500 is a single-slot card measuring 216 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 20 mm in width. It uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The B200 SXM6 is an SXM Module with no display outputs and uses PCIe 6.0 x16. The W7500 requires no power connectors with a suggested PSU of 250 W. The B200 SXM6 has a suggested PSU of 1400 W.

API support separates the two as well. The W7500 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The B200 SXM6 has no DirectX, OpenGL, or Vulkan support listed, indicating it is not designed for traditional graphics rendering workloads.

The Verdict

The data presents two GPUs with almost no overlap in intended use. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card with display outputs, API support for DirectX and Vulkan, and a 70 W TDP. It has recorded benchmark scores with an average benchmark score of 16415 and sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs. It has a launch MSRP of 429 USD.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 is a server accelerator with no display outputs, no graphics API support, and a 1000 W TDP. It has no recorded benchmark scores and an average benchmark score of 0, placing it at the 50th percentile by default. It has a launch MSRP of 34,999 USD.

The W7500 is the only one of the two with any measurable graphics performance data. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with an average score of 16408 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT with 16361 (0.3% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 16351 (0.4% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 with 16504 (-0.5% delta). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning the W7500 performs essentially on par with those cards in average benchmark score.

The B200 SXM6 has no benchmark scores, no nearest rivals, and no graphics API support. The database shows it as a compute-focused accelerator. Pick the W7500 for workstation graphics tasks that require display output and standard graphics APIs. Pick the B200 SXM6 for server compute workloads where graphics output and consumer APIs are irrelevant.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The W7500 uses the Navi 33 chip on RDNA 3.0, while the B200 SXM6 uses the GB100 chip on Blackwell. Process nodes are 6 nm and 5 nm respectively, both from TSMC.

Transistor counts: the W7500 has 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, while the B200 SXM6 has 208,000 million transistors on a 1628 mm² die. The B200 SXM6 has roughly 15.6 times the transistor count and a die roughly 8 times larger.

Clocks: the W7500 runs at 1500 MHz base and 1700 MHz boost. The B200 SXM6 runs at 120 MHz base and 1830 MHz boost. Their memory clocks are both listed at 2000 MHz, though effective rates differ at 16 Gbps for the W7500 and 8 Gbps for the B200 SXM6.

Memory: the W7500 has 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The B200 SXM6 has 180 GB HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: the W7500 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The B200 SXM6 has 18944 shading units, 592 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. The W7500 has 28 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The B200 SXM6 has 592 tensor cores and no ray tracing cores listed.

Rates: the W7500 delivers 108.8 GPixel/s pixel rate and 190.4 GTexel/s texture rate. The B200 SXM6 delivers 43.92 GPixel/s and 1,083.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 12.19 TFLOPS for the W7500 and 69.34 TFLOPS for the B200 SXM6. FP16 is 24.37 TFLOPS (2:1) for the W7500 and 69.34 TFLOPS (1:1) for the B200 SXM6.

Power and physical: the W7500 has a 70 W TDP, is single-slot, uses no power connectors, and needs a 250 W suggested PSU. The B200 SXM6 has a 1000 W TDP, is an SXM Module, and needs a 1400 W suggested PSU. The W7500 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and has 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The B200 SXM6 uses PCIe 6.0 x16 and has no display outputs.

Release timing: the W7500 launched 2023-08-02, and the B200 SXM6 launched 2024-10-31. The W7500's predecessor is the Radeon Pro Vega. The B200 SXM6's predecessor is Server Hopper and its successor is Server Rubin.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark results between the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and the NVIDIA B200 SXM6. The B200 SXM6 has no individual benchmark scores recorded at all. Its average benchmark score is 0, and its nearest rivals list is empty.

The W7500 has nine recorded benchmark scores. In Geekbench OpenCL it scores 58213, and in Geekbench Vulkan it scores 68634. Passmark results include DirectX 9 at 200, DirectX 10 at 65, DirectX 11 at 125, DirectX 12 at 46, G2D at 1174, G3D at 13368, and GPU Compute at 5910. The W7500's average benchmark score is 16415.

Because the B200 SXM6 has no benchmark data, direct numerical comparison between the two is impossible. The W7500's nearest rival data shows how it stacks against other GPUs in the database. Its average score of 16415 is 0% different from the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell at 16408. It is 0.3% above the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 16361 and 0.4% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16351. It is 0.5% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 at 16504.

The W7500 sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs. The B200 SXM6 sits at the 50th percentile, though this is based on no recorded scores. The W7500's FP32 throughput of 12.19 TFLOPS is about 17.6% of the B200 SXM6's 69.34 TFLOPS. The B200 SXM6's texture rate of 1,083.4 GTexel/s is roughly 5.7 times the W7500's 190.4 GTexel/s. The B200 SXM6's memory bandwidth of 8.19 TB/s is about 32 times the W7500's 256.0 GB/s.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 wins in areas tied to traditional graphics workloads. It has display outputs via 4x DisplayPort 2.1, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and has a 70 W TDP that requires no power connectors. Its pixel rate of 108.8 GPixel/s is more than double the B200 SXM6's 43.92 GPixel/s, which matters for rasterization-heavy tasks. It has 64 ROPs versus 24 ROPs on the B200 SXM6. The W7500 is the only card of the two with benchmark scores, and its average benchmark score of 16415 places it near the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, RX 5700 XT, Radeon Pro 5600M, and RTX 5090 D V2 in the database.

The NVIDIA B200 SXM6 wins in raw compute throughput and memory capacity. Its FP32 performance of 69.34 TFLOPS is roughly 5.7 times the W7500's 12.19 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 1,083.4 GTexel/s is about 5.7 times the W7500's 190.4 GTexel/s. Its memory subsystem is vastly larger: 180 GB of HBM3e versus 8 GB of GDDR6, with 8.19 TB/s bandwidth versus 256.0 GB/s. The B200 SXM6 has 592 tensor cores, which the W7500 lacks entirely. Its shading unit count of 18944 dwarfs the W7500's 1792.

The B200 SXM6 also wins in transistor count and density. Its 208,000 million transistors on a 1628 mm² die at 127.8M / mm² density exceeds the W7500's 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die at 65.2M / mm². The B200 SXM6 uses PCIe 6.0 x16, a newer interface than the W7500's PCIe 4.0 x8.

For a workstation user who needs graphics output and standard API support, the W7500 is the functional choice. For a server deployment focused on compute and memory bandwidth, the B200 SXM6 is the clear option on paper. The lack of benchmark data for the B200 SXM6 means its real-world performance cannot be verified from the database, but its specifications point to a compute-first design with no graphics rendering capability.