Two cards, an explicit distribution plan
Start by choosing between two strategies: a copy of the model on each card to process different data, or a model actually split across the GPUs. PyTorch data parallelism alone does not turn two memories into a single pool usable by an oversized model.
The 180 GB belongs to each B200. To use them together, document the model partitioning, the inter-process exchanges and the saving of the partitions. A short communication and restore test should precede the full campaign.
Verify Blackwell before optimizing
Prepare a PyTorch distribution and compiled extensions compatible with B200. A Python library imported without error can still fail at the first CUDA kernel: so test loading, a forward pass, gradient computation and writing a checkpoint. Keep the versions that ran this path.
Then separate initial compilation and stabilized computation in your measurements. This distinction helps decide whether an optimization deserves to be kept for your own workload.
When to choose H200 or MI300X
If all your processing fits on a single card and does not use the second GPU, look at the H200 SXM at 141 GB. If your priority is a large memory per card with a mastered ROCm environment, the MI300X at 192 GB is another option. The choice depends first on the software and the compute plan.
Plan the batch and its deliverables
Allow 3 days to validate the distributed launch, 7 days to compare several settings and 30 days for a campaign with regular checkpoints. Each ordered batch contains two B200; check the total number of cards in the summary.
Select the duration, the batches and the preparation, then enter your first name, last name and email. Choose your crypto and its network; after the transfer, “I have paid” records your notification. Keep the order reference with the manifest of the runs.