Consumercarts is reader-supported. Learn more
AMD Instinct MI100 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 separate most on memory bandwidth: AMD Instinct MI100 at 1200 GB/s, NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 at 768 GB/s, 36% in favour of AMD Instinct MI100.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Series | Instinct MI100 Series | RTX Ampere Generation |
| Board Partner | AMD (Reference) | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300W Peak | 300 W |
| Architecture | CDNA | Ampere |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1200 GB/s | 768 GB/s-36% |
| Launch Date | 11/16/2020 | 2020-10 |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 , PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Verdict
NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
7.9 / 10 Expert Rating
Still a genuinely useful 48GB workstation card on the secondhand market, even four years after launch - just expect a real gap versus current RTX PRO Blackwell cards in ray tracing and AI performance.