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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Pro Duo: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro Duo separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI100 at 4,096 bit, AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 256 bit, 94% in favor of AMD Instinct MI100. Memory Bandwidth splits them by another 63%, again favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 2.7x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 448 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon Pro Duo if that matters to you: 17% lower TDP (250 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon Pro Duo?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bus width, at 4,096 bit vs AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 256 bit.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro Duo?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro Duo are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 2.7x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 448 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro Duo has 17% lower TDP (250 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 Pro Duo
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- Radeon PRO Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- GDDR5Best
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-20%
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 250 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- Polaris
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mmBest
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 305 mm-14%
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 4608
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 72
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 256 bit-94%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- 448 GB/s-63%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- Active
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- April 2017
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo
- Desktops
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the lower card length (267 mm vs 305 mm), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 256 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 448 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon Pro Duo if you want the lower TDP (250 W vs 300 W).