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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Pro W5500: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 125 W, 140% in favor of AMD Radeon Pro W5500. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 97%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 5.4x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 224 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 if that matters to you: 2.4x the TDP (125 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon Pro W5500?
On paper, AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has the edge on tdp, at 125 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro W5500?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 5.4x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 224 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has 2.4x the TDP (125 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 W5500
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- Radeon PRO W5000 Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- GDDR6Best
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-140%
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 125 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- RDNA
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm-11%
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 241 mmBest
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 1408
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 22
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 128 bit-97%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- 224 GB/s-81%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8 electrical)
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- Active
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Pro W5500
- Workstation
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 224 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon Pro W5500 if you want the lower TDP (125 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (241 mm vs 267 mm).