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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon R9 M360: Comparison
Instinct MI100 vs Radeon R9 M360 boost clock compared
Start with boost clock, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Instinct MI100 1502 MHz against Radeon R9 M360 925 MHz, 38% in favour of Instinct MI100. Instinct MI100 also leads on memory bus width, 4096 bit on the Instinct MI100 versus 128 bit on the Radeon R9 M360. On vram capacity there is little in it, 32 GB on the Instinct MI100 versus 4 GB on the Radeon R9 M360. There is a split on product type as well, Datacenter Accelerator on the Instinct MI100 versus Laptop GPU on the Radeon R9 M360. They differ on board partner too, Reference on the Instinct MI100 versus AMD on the Radeon R9 M360. The memory type figures are near enough to ignore, HBM2 on the Instinct MI100 versus GDDR5 on the Radeon R9 M360. There is a split on compute blocks as well, 120 on the Instinct MI100 versus 8 on the Radeon R9 M360. They differ on form factor too, PCIe Add-in Card on the Instinct MI100 versus Component on the Radeon R9 M360.
Which should you buy, Instinct MI100 or Radeon R9 M360?
Buy the Instinct MI100 for buyers comparing AMD's official reference specifications and researching a chip before choosing a board-partner card, though it is the wrong buy for overclocking-focused enthusiasts (reference clocks only). Avoid it for buyers wanting a specific retail card with cooler and warranty details. The Radeon R9 M360 suits buyers comparing AMD's official reference specifications and researching a chip before choosing a board-partner card, though it is not the pick for overclocking-focused enthusiasts (reference clocks only). It is the wrong buy for buyers wanting a specific retail card with cooler and warranty details.
What Instinct MI100 and Radeon R9 M360 have in common
Where they agree, they agree completely, gpu brand included, so the decision does not turn on any of those.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- Laptop GPU
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- 925 MHz-38%
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- 8
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- 4 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- 128 bit-97%
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon R9 M360
- Component
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 925 MHz) and the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit).
Choose AMD Radeon R9 M360 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.