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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon 550X: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 550X separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon 550X at 50 W, 500% in favor of AMD Radeon 550X. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 97%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 10.7x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 112 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon 550X if that matters to you: 6x the TDP (50 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon 550X?
On paper, AMD Radeon 550X has the edge on tdp, at 50 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 550X?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon 550X are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 10.7x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 112 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon 550X has 6x the TDP (50 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon 550X
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon 550X
- Radeon 500X Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon 550X
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon 550X
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 1218 MHz-19%
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-500%
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 50 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon 550X
- GCN
Process Node
- AMD Instinct MI100
- TSMC N7
- AMD Radeon 550X
- Other
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm-84%
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 145 mmBest
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 512
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 8
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 128 bit-97%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 112 GB/s-91%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon 550X
- PCIe 3.0
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon 550X
- 3/27/2019
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon 550X
- Desktop , Notebook
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1218 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 112 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon 550X if you want the lower TDP (50 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (145 mm vs 267 mm).