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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon 540X: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 540X separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI100 at 4,096 bit, AMD Radeon 540X 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 540X?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bus width, at 4,096 bit vs AMD Radeon 540X at 64 bit.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 540X?
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 540X
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon 540X
- Laptop GPU
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon 540X
- Radeon 500X Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon 540X
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon 540X
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 1219 MHz-19%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon 540X
- GCN
Process Node
- AMD Instinct MI100
- TSMC N7
- AMD Radeon 540X
- Other
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 512
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 8
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 4 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 64 bit-98%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon 540X
- 48 GB/s-96%
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon 540X
- April 2018
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon 540X
- Desktop , Notebook
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1219 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 540X if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.