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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 at 35 W, 757% in favor of AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 98%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 25x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 48 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 if that matters to you: 8.6x the TDP (35 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100?
On paper, AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 has the edge on tdp, at 35 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 25x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 48 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 has 8.6x the TDP (35 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 WX 2100
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- Radeon PRO WX x100 Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- GDDR5Best
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-757%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 35 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- Polaris
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm-59%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 168 mmBest
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 512
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 8
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 64 bit-98%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- 48 GB/s-96%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 electrical)
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- Active
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- June 2017
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
- Desktops
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want 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 Pro WX 2100 if you want the lower TDP (35 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (168 mm vs 267 mm).