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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon 530: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 530 separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI100 at 4,096 bit, AMD Radeon 530 at 64 bit, 98% in favor of AMD Instinct MI100. Memory Bandwidth splits them by another 96%, again favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon 530?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bus width, at 4,096 bit vs AMD Radeon 530 at 64 bit.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 530?
The AMD Instinct MI100 is the stronger choice on paper: it has 8x the VRAM capacity (32 GB vs 4 GB), which matters at 1440p and 4K with high texture settings. It also has 25x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 48 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon 530
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon 530
- Laptop GPU
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon 530
- Radeon 500 Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon 530
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon 530
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon 530
- 1024 MHz-32%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon 530
- GCN
Process Node
- AMD Instinct MI100
- TSMC N7
- AMD Radeon 530
- Other
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon 530
- 384
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon 530
- 6
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon 530
- 4 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon 530
- 64 bit-98%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon 530
- 48 GB/s-96%
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon 530
- April 2017
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon 530
- Desktop , Notebook
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1024 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 64 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 48 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon 530 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.