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AMD Instinct MI100 vs Apple M4 Pro GPU: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 vs Apple M4 Pro GPU: the memory bandwidth difference
Memory bandwidth is where these two genuinely part company, AMD Instinct MI100 1200 GB/s against Apple M4 Pro GPU 273 GB/s, a 77% lead for AMD Instinct MI100. Gpu brand is not the same on both, AMD on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus Apple on the Apple M4 Pro GPU. Product type is not the same on both, Datacenter Accelerator on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus SoC GPU on the Apple M4 Pro GPU. There is a split on tier as well, Datacenter on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus Upper Mid-Range on the Apple M4 Pro GPU. The memory type figures are near enough to ignore, HBM2 on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus Unified LPDDR5 on the Apple M4 Pro GPU. They differ on architecture too, CDNA on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus Apple Silicon on the Apple M4 Pro GPU. They differ on pcie generation too, PCIe 4.0 on the AMD Instinct MI100 versus Not Applicable on the Apple M4 Pro GPU.
Who each one is for
Buy the AMD Instinct MI100 for 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. it is not built for native Windows gaming or direct discrete-GPU benchmark comparisons. It also earns its place with prosumer creative work (video, 3D) on macOS that has outgrown the base M4. Our rating of the Apple M4 Pro GPU (8/10): roughly double the base M4's graphics cores, with the memory bandwidth to actually feed them.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Apple
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- SoC GPU
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Apple Silicon
Tier
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Upper Mid-Range
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Unified LPDDR5 (shared with CPU)Best
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Apple Silicon (3rd-gen, 3nm)
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- 273 GB/s-77%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- Apple M4 Pro GPU
- Not Applicable
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 273 GB/s).
Choose Apple M4 Pro GPU if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.
Verdict
Apple M4 Pro GPU
8 / 10 Expert Rating
Roughly double the base M4's graphics cores, with the memory bandwidth to actually feed them.