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Gaudi 2 vs H200

Specifications and current cloud pricing, side by side.

GaudivsHopperUpdated 33 days ago

The H200 wins for the most common use case of LLM training because its 141 GB memory, 4800 GB/s bandwidth and published FP16 dense figure of 989 TFLOPS exceed the corresponding published specifications of the Gaudi 2.

Gaudi 2 listed from $0.91/GPU/hrH200 listed from $5.29/GPU/hr

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Specifications Compared

SpecGaudi 2H200
TDP600W700W
VRAM96 GB141 GB
CUDA CoresNot published16,896
FP8 (dense)Not published1,979 TFLOPS
Memory TypeHBM2eHBM3e
ArchitectureGaudiHopper
FP16 (dense)Not published989 TFLOPS
Form FactorsOAMSXM, NVL
INT8 (dense)Not published1,979 TOPS
InterconnectRoCE Ethernet, PCIe 4.0NVLink, PCIe 5.0, InfiniBand
Tensor CoresNot published528
FP32 PerformanceNot published67 TFLOPS
FP64 PerformanceNot published34 TFLOPS
Memory Bandwidth2,450 GB/s4,800 GB/s
FP8 (with sparsity)Not published3,958 TFLOPS
FP16 (with sparsity)Not published1,979 TFLOPS
INT8 (with sparsity)Not published3,958 TOPS

Performance Analysis

The H200 lists FP16 dense performance at 989 TFLOPS and FP16 with sparsity at 1979 TFLOPS. No FP16 figures appear for the Gaudi 2 so direct tensor comparisons remain limited to the H200 values alone. The H200 memory bandwidth of 4800 GB/s exceeds the Gaudi 2 bandwidth of 2450 GB/s by a factor of nearly two and this gap directly influences achievable batch sizes during both training and inference passes. The H200 FP32 figure of 67 TFLOPS further supports workloads that require single precision calculations while the Gaudi 2 provides no corresponding published value.

Current On-Demand Offers

Cheapest secure on-demand offer per provider that is reported in stock right now, per GPU per hour; multi-GPU instances show the whole-instance price alongside. Deploy opens the DeployGPU console for providers on the platform, otherwise the provider's own site. Stock is rechecked every minute.

Gaudi 2

Gaudi 2 is not offered on-demand by any provider we track right now. See the Gaudi 2 rental page for last-seen listed prices and a price alert.

H200

ProviderRegionGPUsPer GPU / hrInstance / hrDeploy
RunPodglobal1$5.29—Deploy
Vast.aiCzechia, CZ1$5.45—Deploy
VERDAFIN-HEL1$5.66—Deploy
LyceumEurope1$6.19—Deploy
LeaderGPUThe Netherlands1$6.22—Deploy

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When to Choose the Gaudi 2

The Gaudi 2 suits scenarios that prioritize a TDP of 600W over the H200 TDP of 700W and that operate within OAM form factor constraints. Its RoCE Ethernet interconnect supports environments already equipped for Ethernet fabrics rather than NVLink or InfiniBand fabrics.

When to Choose the H200

The H200 suits scenarios that require 141 GB HBM3e memory and 4800 GB/s bandwidth together with published FP16 dense performance of 989 TFLOPS. Its NVLink and InfiniBand interconnect options fit clusters that rely on those specific high speed links.

Use Cases

LLM Training
H200

The H200 provides 141 GB memory and 4800 GB/s bandwidth along with FP16 dense performance of 989 TFLOPS.

LLM Inference
H200

The H200 supplies 141 GB memory and 4800 GB/s bandwidth that support larger batch processing than the Gaudi 2 96 GB and 2450 GB/s.

Fine-tuning
H200

The H200 delivers 141 GB memory with 4800 GB/s bandwidth and a published FP16 dense rating of 989 TFLOPS.

Stable Diffusion
H200

The H200 offers 141 GB memory and 4800 GB/s bandwidth that accommodate the memory demands of diffusion workloads.

Scientific Computing
H200

The H200 lists a FP32 rating of 67 TFLOPS that the Gaudi 2 does not publish.

Frequently Asked Questions

What memory specifications define the H200?▾

The H200 contains 141 GB HBM3e memory with a bandwidth rating of 4800 GB/s.

What is the TDP of each GPU?▾

The Gaudi 2 carries a TDP of 600W while the H200 carries a TDP of 700W.

Which interconnects does the H200 support?▾

The H200 supports NVLink, PCIe 5.0 and InfiniBand interconnects.

Does the Gaudi 2 publish FP16 performance numbers?▾

The Gaudi 2 does not publish FP16 performance numbers while the H200 lists FP16 dense performance at 989 TFLOPS.

Which is cheaper to rent, the Gaudi 2 or the H200?▾

Cloud rental prices for both the Gaudi 2 and H200 vary by provider, configuration, and availability. This page shows live pricing from 25+ providers updated every 60 seconds. Scroll to the Live Cloud Pricing section to compare current rates.

How much VRAM does the Gaudi 2 have compared to the H200?▾

The Gaudi 2 has 96 GB of HBM2e memory. The H200 has 141 GB of HBM3e memory.

Can I find Gaudi 2 and H200 GPUs available to rent right now?▾

Yes. This page shows real-time availability across 25+ cloud GPU providers. The Live Cloud Pricing section displays only in-stock offers with current pricing.

What is the main difference between the Gaudi 2 and the H200?▾

The Gaudi 2 uses the Gaudi architecture (2022) while the H200 uses Hopper (2024). The Gaudi 2 has 96 GB of HBM2e at 2,450 GB/s; the H200 has 141 GB of HBM3e at 4,800 GB/s, so the H200 has 2.0x the memory bandwidth of the Gaudi 2.

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How this page is made

  • Specifications come from the NVIDIA, AMD and Intel datasheets for the Gaudi 2 and the H200. Dense and sparse throughput are listed separately.
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