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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 at 60 W, 400% in favor of AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 97%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 12.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 96 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 if that matters to you: 5x the TDP (60 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 4170?
On paper, AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 has the edge on tdp, at 60 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 12.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 96 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 has 5x the TDP (60 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 4170
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- Laptop GPU
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- Radeon PRO WX X100 Mobile Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 1201 MHz-20%
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-400%
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 60 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- GCN
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 1024
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 16
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 128 bit-97%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- 96 GB/s-92%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- PCIe 3.0 x16
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170
- Laptops
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1201 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 96 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon PRO WX 4170 if you want the lower TDP (60 W vs 300 W).